bronteum

noun

bron·​te·​um

brän‧ˈtēəm

variants or less commonly bronteon

-ēən,

-ēˌän

plural -s

: a device used in the ancient Greek and Roman theater for making a sound of thunder originally by means of bronze jars or skins filled with stones

Word History

Etymology

Greek bronteion, from brontēthunder

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