Noun
(plural katabases)
- A journey downwards: a journey downhill, a decrease of winds, a military retreat, a trip to the underworld; a trip from the interior of a country to the coast.
Origin
From Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katabasis), from verb καταβαίνω (katabainō), from κατά (kata, “downwards”) + βαίνω (bainō, “go”).
