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hypocaust

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Hypocellularity hypocenter hypocentre hypochilid hypochlorate hypochloremia

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