Definition of anabatic in English:
anabatic
adjectiveˌanəˈbatɪkˌænəˈbædɪk
Meteorology (of a wind) caused by local upward motion of warm air.
Example sentencesExamples
- Like sea and land breezes, anabatic and katabatic winds are induced thermally.
- The most convenient features for anabatic and katabatic streams are the concepts of mountain-valley breezes.
- In addition, you can have thermals combining with the anabatic flows up a slope for convergence.
- A katabatic wind is a wind that is blowing down a slope, and an anabatic wind blows up a slope.
- Land and sea breezes are far more noticeable in Australia than anabatic and katabatic winds.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek anabatikos, from anabatēs 'a person who ascends', from anabainein 'walk up'.
Definition of anabatic in US English:
anabatic
adjectiveˌanəˈbadikˌænəˈbædɪk
Meteorology (of a wind) caused by local upward motion of warm air.
Compare with katabatic
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, you can have thermals combining with the anabatic flows up a slope for convergence.
- Like sea and land breezes, anabatic and katabatic winds are induced thermally.
- Land and sea breezes are far more noticeable in Australia than anabatic and katabatic winds.
- The most convenient features for anabatic and katabatic streams are the concepts of mountain-valley breezes.
- A katabatic wind is a wind that is blowing down a slope, and an anabatic wind blows up a slope.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek anabatikos, from anabatēs ‘a person who ascends’, from anabainein ‘walk up’.