diathermic

[ dahy-uh-thur-mik ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to diathermy.

  2. capable of conducting heat.

Origin of diathermic

1
1830–40; <French diathermique;see dia-, therm-, -ic

Words Nearby diathermic

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How to use diathermic in a sentence

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

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

    Curiosities of Heat | Lyman B. Tefft

British Dictionary definitions for diathermic

diathermic

/ (ˌdaɪəˈθɜːmɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to diathermy

  2. able to conduct heat; passing heat freely

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