diathermanous

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adjective

Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.

Opposite
adiathermanousathermanousnondiathermanous
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Meanings

adjectivediathermanous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
    1 more example

    Substances which admit of radiation taking place through them are called Diathermanous. Those which do not allow heat to pass through them without becoming themselves hot are called Athermanous. ...If the body is not perfectly diathermanous it stops more or less of the radiation, and becomes heated... instead of transmitting the whole radiation to bodies beyond it.

    1871, James Clerk Maxwell, Theory of Heat, page 13

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
adiathermanousathermanousnondiathermanous
Also see
diathermal

Origin

Ancient Greek to warm through.

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APA

diathermanous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diathermanous

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“diathermanous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diathermanous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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