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katabatic
kat·a·bat·ic [ kàttə báttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
downward-moving: describes a wind that moves down a slope as a result of the cooling of air at higher altitudes
[Late 19th century. < Greek katabatikos< katabainein "go down"]
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