"katabatic" meaning in All languages combined

See katabatic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /kæt.əˈbæt.ɪk/ Audio: En-us-katabatic.ogg
Rhymes: -ætɪk Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|καταιβατός|t=down-going, descending}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} katabatic (not comparable)
  1. (meteorology, of airflow) Downslope on a mountainside. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Meteorology Derived forms: katabatic wind Translations (Translations): katabatikus (Hungarian), katabatyczny (Polish), нисходящий (nisxodjaščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-katabatic-en-adj-c25VwW0P Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catabatic

Noun [English]

IPA: /kæt.əˈbæt.ɪk/ Audio: En-us-katabatic.ogg Forms: katabatics [plural]
Rhymes: -ætɪk Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|καταιβατός|t=down-going, descending}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} katabatic (plural katabatics)
  1. Short for katabatic wind. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: katabatic wind
    Sense id: en-katabatic-en-noun-IvRocaHw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catabatic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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