katabatic

Describes a wind that flows downhill, typically caused by the cooling of air on a high plateau or mountain slope.

• 🇵🇹Diz-se do vento que sopra encosta abaixo, geralmente causado pelo resfriamento do ar em um planalto ou vertente elevada.

1. Downward moving air current C2 formal scientific

   Describing a wind or air current that moves downward or down a slope, typically due to cooling, especially at night.

   • Katabatic winds often flow from high mountain peaks into valleys.
   • The cold katabatic breeze chilled the campers at dawn.
   • Meteorologists study katabatic flows to predict local weather patterns.

   🇵🇹Vento catabático

   Sinônimos: downslopedrainagegravity

   Antônimos: anabatic

• more katabatic comparative form
• most katabatic superlative form