Katabatic Definition
kătə-bătĭk
adjective
Of or relating to the downward flow of cold dense air.
A katabatic wind.
American Heritage
Moving downward.
Webster's New World
(meteorology, of airflow) Downslope on a mountainside.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- catabatic
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Origin of Katabatic
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Greek katabatikos pertaining to descent from katabatos descending kata- cata- batos going gwā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis, “descent”)
From Wiktionary
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