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Definition of Hypocausted

Hypocaust
Hypocaust Hyp"o*caust, n. [L. hypocaustum, Gr. ?; ? under + ? to burn: cf. F. hypocauste.] (Anc. Arch.) A furnace, esp. one connected with a series of small chambers and flues of tiles or other masonry through which the heat of a fire was distributed to rooms above. This contrivance, first used in bath, was afterwards adopted in private houses.

Meaning of Hypocausted from wikipedia

- A hypocaust (Latin: hypocaustum) is a system of central heating in a building that produces and circulates hot air below the floor of a room, and may also...
- mapped include rooftile fragments, a water nymph fountainhead, and a hypocausted tile. Golden Hill Trig Point Golden Hill base of the Wall Millstones...
- Clyde Canal, found 8 apartments along with the remains of an L-shaped, hypocausted, bathhouse in the south-east section of the fort. Inside the walls other...
- (pl. CLV). — Hauteur actuelle : 0 m 36. — Trouvé à quelques mètres des hypocaustes, dans un mur moderne. Une inscription phénicienne de quatre lignes est...