diathermic

[ dahy-uh-thur-mik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to diathermy.
2. capable of conducting heat.

diathermic

/ ˌdaɪəˈθɜːmɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to diathermy
2. able to conduct heat; passing heat freely

Word History and Origins

Origin of diathermic¹

1830–40; < French diathermique; dia-, therm-, -ic

Example Sentences

Sulphur dissolved in bisulphide of carbon was found almost perfectly diathermic.

From Project Gutenberg

Even ozone, which is nothing but oxygen in a changed or allotropic state, is not diathermic.

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