hypocaust

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
  2. An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.

词形变化

hypocausts plural

词汇关系

近义词
hippocaust

词源

From Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston), from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “underneath”) + καυστόν (kaustón, “burnt offering”).
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