anabatic

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anabatic

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰβᾰτός (ănăbătós, “moving upward”), from ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-, “up”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).

adjective more anabatic · most anabatic

of a warm air current rising (up a slope)
Of or pertaining to anabasis

Opposite: katabatic

noun anabatics

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of anabatic wind

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adjective

Opposite: katabatic

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adj of an air current: rising

Português	anabático
Italiano	anabatico

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@misc{anabatic_2026,
  title = {anabatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anabatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}