different between katabatic vs anabatic

katabatic

English

Alternative forms

  • catabatic

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ????????? (katábasis, descent)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæt??bæt?k/
  • Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

katabatic (not comparable)

  1. (meteorology, of airflow) Downslope on a mountainside.

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anabatic

English

Adjective

anabatic (comparative more anabatic, superlative most anabatic)

  1. (of a warm air current) rising (up a slope)
  2. (medicine) Of or pertaining to anabasis

Antonyms

  • katabatic

Translations

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