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hypocaust (iou)



hypocaust noun. L17.
[Latin hypocaustum from Greek hupokauston room or place heated from below, formed as HYPO- + kau-, kaiein to burn.]
Roman Antiquities. In houses of Roman times, a hollow space under the floor where hot air was sent from a furnace to provide underfloor heating.
hypocausted adjective provided with a hypocaust L19.