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anabatic

ana·ba·tic

uncommon

adjective

1.

of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope

  • “an anabatic wind”
Antonyms

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰβᾰτός (ănăbătós, “moving upward”), from ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-, “up”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).

Phrases

  • anabatic wind

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