impluvium
n. அங்கணம், பண்டை ரோமரின் கட்டட நடுமுற்றத்தில் மோட்டு நீரைச் சேரவாங்கும் தொட்டிக்கட்டு.
Im*plu"vi*um, n. Etym: [L., fr. impluere to rain into; pref. im- in + pluere to rain.] (Arch.) Defn: In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm.