anabatic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8

Definition of anabatic

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. rising (up a slope)
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adj

  1. rising (up a slope)
  2. Of or pertaining to anabasis

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of anabatic wind.

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Etymology

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

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