nounhўpŏcausisHУPOCAVSIS☆ KeepMeaninga furnace that heats from belowLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HYPOCAUSISLEWIS & SHORTHYPOCAUSIShўpŏcausis, is, f., = ὑπόκαυσις, I. a furnace that heats from below, Vitr. 5, 10, 1 sqq.Read the whole entry