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katabatic

ka·ta·ba·tic

UK/kæt.əˈbæt.ɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).

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