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anabatic

anabatic

9.9
A wind that moves up a slope when the sun heats the ground
  • adjective
  • /ˌænəˈbætɪk/
  • Specialized
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  • As the sun rose, an anabatic breeze began to flow up the hill, making it a perfect day for hiking.

Examples

  • The hikers enjoyed the anabatic currents that made their ascent easier on the steep trail.

  • The anabatic wind warmed the mountainside in the early morning sunlight.

  • Like virtually every other Christology today, Jesus Christ in Modern Thought is anabatic first and foremost.

    Academic text (1991)

Antonyms

downward
51 1.0

Toward a lower place or level

katabatic
  • Specialized
9.9

A cold wind that moves down a slope, often at night

descending
3.2

Moving down from a higher to a lower position

Surface Forms

anabatic positive

Etymology

Anabatic comes from Greek parts ana- ('up') and bainein ('to go'), so it literally means 'going up'. That's why anabatic describes winds or air that rise up a slope when the ground heats and makes the air move upward.