katabatic

katabatic
adjective Etymology: Greek katabatos descending, verbal of katabainein to go down, from kata- cata- + bainein to go — more at come Date: 1918 relating to or being a wind produced by the flow of cold dense air down a slope (as of a mountain or glacier) in an area subject to radiational cooling

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  • Katabatic lift — is a term used by glider pilots to denote a special type of lift formed in valleys when Katabatic winds on both sides of the valley meet, and the air at the bottom is forced upward …   Wikipedia

  • Katabatic wind — A katabatic wind, from the Greek word katabatikos meaning going downhill , is the technical name for a drainage wind, a wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity. Such winds are sometimes… …   Wikipedia

  • katabatic wind — ▪ meteorology also called  downslope wind , or  gravity wind        wind that blows down a slope because of gravity. It occurs at night, when the highlands radiate heat and are cooled. The air in contact with these highlands is thus also cooled,… …   Universalium

  • katabatic — /kat euh bat ik/, adj. Meteorol. (of a wind or air current) moving downward or down a slope. Cf. anabatic (def. 1). [1915 20; < Gk katabatikós pertaining to going down, equiv. to kata KATA + ba (s. of baínein to go; see BASIS) + tikos TIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • katabatic — adjective kætəˈbætɪk Downslope on a mountainside …   Wiktionary

  • katabatic —   a wind flowing down valley sides and floors, usually as air cools, condenses and sinks at night …   Geography glossary

  • katabatic — adj. pertaining to a cold downward flowing wind …   English contemporary dictionary

  • katabatic — [ˌkatə batɪk] adjective Meteorology (of a wind) caused by local downward motion of cool air. Origin C19: from Gk katabatikos, from katabainein go down …   English new terms dictionary

  • katabatic — kat·a·bat·ic …   English syllables

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