hypocaust

== English == === Etymology === From Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston), from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “underneath”) + καυστόν (kaustón, “burnt offering”). === Noun === hypocaust (plural hypocausts) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (underfloor flue): hippocaust (heating system): floor heating, underfloor heating ==== Translations ==== === See also === hypocaust on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Underfloor heating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia