anabatic

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adjective

rising (up a slope)

Opposite
katabatic
OriginAncient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰβᾰτός →
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Meanings

adjectiveanabatic (comparative more anabatic, superlative most anabatic)

comparative more anabatic · superlative most anabatic

  1. rising (up a slope)
  2. medicineOf or pertaining to anabasis
nounanabatic (plural anabatics)

plural anabatics

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of anabatic wind.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
katabatic

adjectiveof an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope

Opposite
katabatic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰβᾰτός“moving upward”
  2. Englishanabatic

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

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Translations

Bulgarian възходящ
  • възходящ (văzhodjašt)of an air current: rising
Finnish anabaattinen
  • anabaattinenof an air current: rising
Hungarian anabatikus
  • anabatikusof an air current: rising
Italian anabatico
  • anabaticoof an air current: rising
Polish anabatyczny
  • anabatycznyof an air current: rising
Portuguese anabático
  • anabáticoof an air current: rising
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APA

anabatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anabatic

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“anabatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anabatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anabatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anabatic.

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