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diabatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
di-a-bat-ic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving the gain or loss of heat (and thus a change in entropy).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”). Doublet of diabetic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: διαβαίνω

Derived Forms

diabatically diabaticity isodiabatic nondiabatic

Frequently Paired Words

diabetic

Antonyms

adiabatic counterdiabatic

Rhymes With

democratic automatic static systematic attic bureaucratic erratic thematic aromatic aristocratic fanatic schematic

Questions

What does diabatic mean?
Involving the gain or loss of heat (and thus a change in entropy).
Where does diabatic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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