hypocaust
hypocaust · hypocausts
гипокауст
Hypokaustum, Hypokauste, Heizgewölbe
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor…An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
Meaning
2 sensesAn 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.
Hypokaustum, Hypokauste, Heizgewölbe
гипока́устgipokáust
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
underground heating system for a bath:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
underground heating system for a bath:
Origin
From Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston), from Ancient Greek ὑπFrom Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston), from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “underneath”) + καυστόν (kaustón, “burnt offering”).
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Forms
plural: hypocausts| Singular | hypocaust |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsheating system:floor heatingunderfloor heating