| 单词 | katabatic |
| 释义 | katabatic[ kat-uh-bat-ik ] / ˌkæt əˈbæt ɪk / adjective Meteorology.(of a wind or air current) moving downward or down a slope.Compare anabatic (def. 1). Origin of katabatic1915–20; <Greek katabatikós pertaining to going down, equivalent to kata-kata- + ba- (stem of baínein to go; see basis) + -tikos-tic Words nearby katabaticKasugai, Kasyapa, kat, kata, katabasis, katabatic, katabolism, Katahdin, katakana, katal, katalase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for katabatickatabatic / (ˌkætəˈbætɪk) / adjective(of winds) blowing downhill through having become denser with cooling, esp at night when heat is lost from the earth's surfaceCompare anabatic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for katabatickatabatic [ kăt′ə-băt′ĭk ] Relating to wind currents that blow down a gradient, especially down the slopes of a mountain or glacier. When air comes in contact with the cool surface of a glacier or the upper regions of a mountain or slope, the air cools, becomes dense, and blows downward. Katabatic winds are usually cool and are especially common at night in polar regions. Compare anabatic. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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