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Anabatic wind — An anabatic wind, from the Greek anabatos , verbal of anabainein meaning moving upward, is a wind which blows up a steep slope or mountain side. It is also known as an upslope flow. These winds typically occur during the daytime in calm sunny… … Wikipedia
anabatic wind — also called upslope wind local air current that blows up a hill or mountain slope facing the Sun. During the day, the Sun heats such a slope (and the air over it) faster than it does the adjacent atmosphere over a valley or a plain at the … Universalium
anabatic wind — noun An upslope wind; usually applied only when the wind is blowing up a hill or mountain as a result of local surface heating and apart from the effects of the larger scale circulation; the opposite of katabatic wind. The most common type… … Wiktionary
anabatic — adjective Etymology: Greek anabatos, verbal of anabainein Date: 1853 moving upward ; rising < an anabatic wind > … New Collegiate Dictionary
anabatic — /an euh bat ik/, adj. Meteorol. 1. pertaining to an uphill wind produced by the effects of local heating. Cf. katabatic. 2. (formerly) pertaining to any upward moving air current. [1805 15; < Gk anabatikós pertaining to climbing or to a climber,… … Universalium
anabatic — adj. (Meteorology) created by the upward flow of warm air (of a wind) … English contemporary dictionary
anabatic — [ˌanə batɪk] adjective Meteorology (of a wind) caused by local upward motion of warm air. Origin early 20th cent.: from Gk anabatikos, from anabatēs a person who ascends … English new terms dictionary
anabatic — an•a•bat•ic [[t]ˌæn əˈbæt ɪk[/t]] adj. mer (of a wind or air current) moving upward Compare katabatic • Etymology: 1805–15; < Gk anabatikós pertaining to climbing =anaba , s. of anabaín(ein) to go up + tikos tic … From formal English to slang
anabatic — Related to wind currents, especially rising winds … Grandiloquent dictionary
anabatic — adj. Meteorol. (of a wind) caused by air flowing upwards (cf. KATABATIC). Etymology: Gk anabatikos ascending (as ANABASIS) … Useful english dictionary
