hy·po·caust (h  p -kôst )n. A space under the floor of an ancient Roman building where heat from a furnace was accumulated to heat a room or a bath. [Latin hypocaustum, from Greek hupokauston, from hupokaiein, to light a fire beneath : hupo-, hypo- + kaiein, to burn.] |
hypocaust [ˈhaɪpəˌkɔːst]
n
(Social Science / Archaeology) an ancient Roman heating system in which hot air circulated under the floor and between double walls
[from Latin hypocaustum, from Greek hupokauston room heated from below, from hupokaiein to light a fire beneath, from hypo- + kaiein to burn]
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