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hypocausts

hypocausts is the plural of hypocaust.

Meaning of hypocaust

Noun

hypocaust (plural hypocausts)

  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.

Questions about hypocausts

What is hypocausts the plural of?
Hypocausts is the plural of hypocaust.

Words near hypocausts in the dictionary

  1. hypocarps
  2. hypocatastases
  3. hypocatastasis
  4. hypocatastatic
  5. hypocaust
  6. hypocausts
  7. hypocellular
  8. hypocellularity
  9. hypocenter
  10. hypocenters
  11. hypocentral

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