hypocaust
Underfloor heating pipes, before they are covered by the screed.
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
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Origin
- From Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπό + καίειν
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