anabatic

American

[an-uh-bat-ik] / ˌæn əˈbæt ɪk /

adjective

Meteorology.

pertaining to an uphill wind produced by the effects of local heating.
(formerly) pertaining to any upward-moving air current.

anabatic British

/ ˌænəˈbætɪk /

adjective

meteorol (of air currents) rising upwards, esp up slopes Compare katabatic

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anabatic Scientific

/ ăn′ə-băt′ĭk /

Relating to warm, rising wind currents, especially those that are driven up the slopes of hills, mountains, and peaks. When air comes in contact with the warm ground surface, the air heats up, becomes less dense, and rises upward. Anabatic winds are especially common during the daytime in fair weather conditions.
Compare katabatic

Etymology

Origin of anabatic

1805–15; < Greek anabatikós pertaining to climbing or to a climber, equivalent to anaba- (stem of anabaínein; anabaena ) + -tikos -tic

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Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever.

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