Word: hypocausts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
po
causts
Definition: Plural of hypocaust; a system of central heating in a building that produces and circulates hot air below the floor of a room, and may also warm the walls with a series of pipes through which the hot air passes
Morphemes:
Affix: hypocaust
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπό
Language: grc
Decoded: upo
Meaning: underneath
Affix: καίειν
Language: grc
Decoded: kaiein
Meaning: to light a fire, burn
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix