English Explanatory Dictionary

Trombe wall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

Trombe wall Trombe walls

Etymology

Named after French engineer Félix Trombe.

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