katabatic

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(kat′ə bat′ik)

adjective

moving downward: said of air currents or winds

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adjective
Of or relating to a cold flow of air traveling downward: a katabatic wind.

Origin:

Origin: Greek katabatikos, pertaining to descent

Origin: , from katabatos, descending

Origin: : kata-, cata-

Origin: + batos, going; see gwā- in Indo-European roots

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