n. In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
n. In modern spas, a room with a hot floor.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The Roman name for a stove or heating apparatus.
n. A room in the Roman thermæ, or public baths, in which water was heated to the highest temperature. See bath, 5.
Word Usage
"The Roman-style baths include an apodypterium , or changing room; a tepidarium , or warm room; and a caldarium , or hot room, along with a domed chamber for housing firewood."