"Trombe wall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Trombe walls [plural]
Etymology: Named after French engineer Félix Trombe. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Trombe wall (plural Trombe walls)
  1. A wall built on the winter sun side of a building with a glass external layer and a high mass internal layer separated by a layer of air, so as to absorb heat during sunlit hours of winter and slowly release it overnight. Wikipedia link: Trombe wall Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-Trombe_wall-en-noun-n7t5msiC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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