katabatic

Speech parts

1. katabatic - Noun

2. katabatic - Adjective

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

catabatic descent descendant descendent

Antonyms

anabatic rising

Examples

Mawson, D: "The Home of the Blizzard, Vol I", page 134, J. B. Lippincott, no date These katabatic winds can reach around convert and led Mawson to dub Cape Denison "the windiest place on Earth". Source: Internet

Utrecht, Universities Utrecht, 178 pp. * Van den Broeke, M. R., and R. Bintanja, 1995: The interaction of katabatic wind and the formation of blue ice areas in East Antarctica. Source: Internet

The Himalayas act as a barrier to the frigid katabatic winds flowing down from Central Asia. Source: Internet

The Himalayas act as a barrier to the frigid katabatic winds flowing down from Central Asia.' Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Kata-vari Kataang katabasis katabatic wind katabatically katablepharid