katabatic

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katabatic

/kæt.əˈbæt.ɪk/

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταιβατός (kataibatós, “down-going, descending”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).

adjective catabatic

not comparable, of airflow Downslope on a mountainside. At the field camp, paper-thin tents shudder beneath katabatic blasts of freezing wind, stoves sputter a stingy flame, and a few trudging specks haul shovels through a cold world where extra food and equipment cannot be bought at any price.

Opposite: anabatic

noun katabatics · catabatic

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of katabatic wind

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Русский	нисходящий nisxodjaščij

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@misc{katabatic_2026,
  title = {katabatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/katabatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}