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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•po•caust (hī′pə kôst′, hip′ə-),USA pronunciation n. - Archaeologya hollow space or system of channels in the floor or walls of some ancient Roman buildings that provided a central heating system by receiving and distributing the heat from a furnace.
- Greek hypókauston room heated from below, equivalent. to hypo- hypo- + kaustón, neuter of kaustós (verbal adjective, adjectival) heated, burned; see caustic
- Latin hypocaustum
- 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hypocaust /ˈhaɪpəˌkɔːst/ n - an ancient Roman heating system in which hot air circulated under the floor and between double walls
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin hypocaustum, from Greek hupokauston room heated from below, from hupokaiein to light a fire beneath, from hypo- + kaiein to burn |