vomitory

English

Etymology

From Latin vomitōrium, early 17th c.

Noun

vomitory (plural vomitories)

  1. The entrance into a theater or other large public venue, where masses of people are disgorged into the stands; a vomitorium
    Synonym: vomitorium
    • 1909, E.M. Forster, “II”, in The Machine Stops:
      This city, as you know, is built deep beneath the surface of the earth, with only the vomitories protruding.
  2. (pharmacology) A substance that induces vomiting; an emetic
    Synonyms: emetic, vomitive

Adjective

vomitory (comparative more vomitory, superlative most vomitory)

  1. (medicine) Inducing vomiting; emetic

Synonyms
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