| 单词 | hypocaust |
| 释义 | hypocaust /huy"peuh kawst', hip"euh-/, n. a 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. [1670-80; < L hypocaustum < Gk hypókauston room heated from below, equiv. to hypo- HYPO- + kaustón, neut. of kaustós (verbal adj.) heated, burned; see CAUSTIC] |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。