hypocaust

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Noun

hypocaust (plural hypocausts)

1. An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
2. An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.

Synonyms

• (underfloor flue) hippocaust
• (heating system) floor heating, underfloor heating

Translations

• French: hypocauste
• German: Hypokaustum, Hypokauste, Heizgewölbe
• Italian: ipocausto
• Russian: гипока́уст
• Spanish: hipocausto

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