Trombe Wall Definition

trômb, trŏmb, trôɴb
noun
A thick, usually masonry wall that is faced with glass or other transparent material over an intervening air space, designed to absorb the heat from incident sunlight and release it slowly to the air, which circulates within the building as passive solar heat.
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Noun

Singular:
Trombe wall
Plural:
trombe-walls

Origin of Trombe Wall

  • After Félix Trombe (1906–1985), French chemist and inventor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after French engineer Félix Trombe.

    From Wiktionary

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