subadiabatic

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adjective

With the hotter part having a greater density (and thus tending to sink)

OriginEnglish adiabatic ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubadiabatic (comparative more subadiabatic, superlative most subadiabatic)

comparative more subadiabatic · superlative most subadiabatic

  1. With the hotter part having a greater density (and thus tending to sink)

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishadiabatic
  5. Englishsubadiabatic

From sub- + adiabatic.

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APA

subadiabatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subadiabatic

MLA

“subadiabatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subadiabatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subadiabatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subadiabatic.

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