hypocaust
hypocaust
Definition
hypo·caust (hī′pō kôst′, hip′ō-)
noun
a space below the floor in some ancient Roman buildings, into which hot air was piped to warm the rooms
Etymology: L hypocaustum < Gr hypokauston < hypokaiein, to heat by applying fire below < hypo- (see hypo-) + kaiein, to burn
hypocaust
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: He has a hypocaust running under the main rooms to keep them cozy in winter.
- find: In 1824 was found the hypocaust now in the grounds of the Girls ' High School, Greenhead.
- contain: It seems probable that this room contained a hypocaust and it may have related to a bath-house wing of the village.
- call: In Britain the Romans found it so cold that they invented a sort of central heating called a hypocaust.
- include: The gardens contain Roman artifacts from over the city and include a replica hypocaust ( central heating system ).
Modifies a noun
- tile: Additionally, the evaluation assessment notes the presence of hypocaust tile and burnt brick.
- heating: Central heating has its origins in the hypocaust heating system introduced by the Romans nearly 2,000.. .
- room: In addition a further two hypocaust rooms have been unearthed together with what the experts believe was a plunge pool.
- building: For example, funds raised by the Trust have helped pay for the new hypocaust building.
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