different between heating vs hypocaust

English

Etymology

heat +? -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hi?t??/
• Rhymes: -i?t??

Noun

heating (countable and uncountable, plural heatings)

1. A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
2. The act of making something hot.

   The crucible was subjected to several heatings.

Derived terms

• central heating

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Adjective

heating (comparative more heating, superlative most heating)

1. Causing heat.

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Verb

heating

1. present participle of heat

Anagrams

• gahnite, gaineth, haeting

English

Etymology

From Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ??? (hupó, “underneath”) + ?????? (kaíein, “to light a fire, burn”)

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.

Synonyms

• (underfloor flue): hippocaust
• (heating system): floor heating, underfloor heating

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See also

• hypocaust on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Underfloor heating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia