hyp|o|caust

hyp|o|caust
hyp|o|caust «HIHP uh kst, HY puh-», noun.
a hollow space or flue in the floor or wall of a building through which heat from the furnace is received and distributed.
╂[< Late Latin hypocauston < Greek hypókauston room heated from below < hypo- under + kaíein to burn]

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  • Hypocaust — Hyp o*caust, n. [L. hypocaustum, Gr. ?; ? under + ? to burn: cf. F. hypocauste.] (Anc. Arch.) A furnace, esp. one connected with a series of small chambers and flues of tiles or other masonry through which the heat of a fire was distributed to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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