katabatic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis, “descent”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kætəˈbætɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

katabatic (not comparable)

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