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hypocaust (hī`pəkôst): see heating heating, means of making a building comfortably warm relative to a colder outside temperature. Old, primitive methods of heating a building or a room within it include the open fire, the fireplace, and the stove . ..... Click the link for more information. . hypocaust an ancient Roman heating system in which hot air circulated under the floor and between double walls How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Being so thick, the walls can incorporate heating pipes, and hypocausts feature in at least two of his projects. |
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