hypocaust
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston), from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “underneath”) + καίειν (kaíein, “to light a fire, burn”).
Noun
[edit]hypocaust (plural hypocausts)
- An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
- An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.
Synonyms
[edit]- (underfloor flue): hippocaust
- (heating system): floor heating, underfloor heating
Translations
[edit]underground heating system for a bath
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See also
[edit]hypocaust on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Underfloor heating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia