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anabatic

adjective an·a·bat·ic \ˌa-nə-ˈba-tik\

Definition of ANABATIC

:  moving upward :  rising <an anabatic wind>
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Origin of ANABATIC

Greek anabatos, verbal of anabainein
First Known Use: circa 1918

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