katabatic wind
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Katabatic wind — A katabatic wind, from the Greek word katabatikos meaning going downhill , is the technical name for a drainage wind, a wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity. Such winds are sometimes… … Wikipedia
katabatic wind — ▪ meteorology also called downslope wind , or gravity wind wind that blows down a slope because of gravity. It occurs at night, when the highlands radiate heat and are cooled. The air in contact with these highlands is thus also cooled,… … Universalium
katabatic wind — noun a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air • Syn: ↑catabatic wind • Hypernyms: ↑wind, ↑air current, ↑current of air … Useful english dictionary
katabatic wind — The cold wind that flows down the slopes of the mountains and spreads at the base of the mountains … Aviation dictionary
Katabatic lift — is a term used by glider pilots to denote a special type of lift formed in valleys when Katabatic winds on both sides of the valley meet, and the air at the bottom is forced upward … Wikipedia
wind — wind1 n. /wind/, Literary /wuynd/; v. /wind/, n. 1. air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast. 2. a gale; storm; hurricane. 3. any … Universalium
WInd — West Indian. Also, W.Ind. * * * I Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling climate and weather. It is also the generating force of most ocean and freshwater waves. Wind… … Universalium
katabatic — adjective Etymology: Greek katabatos descending, verbal of katabainein to go down, from kata cata + bainein to go more at come Date: 1918 relating to or being a wind produced by the flow of cold dense air down a slope (as of a mountain or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
katabatic — /kat euh bat ik/, adj. Meteorol. (of a wind or air current) moving downward or down a slope. Cf. anabatic (def. 1). [1915 20; < Gk katabatikós pertaining to going down, equiv. to kata KATA + ba (s. of baínein to go; see BASIS) + tikos TIC] * * * … Universalium
katabatic — a wind flowing down valley sides and floors, usually as air cools, condenses and sinks at night … Geography glossary
