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diathermal

diathermal adjective: freely permeable by radiant heat.

Adjective

diathermal (comparative more diathermal, superlative most diathermal)

  1. Freely permeable by radiant heat.

Synonyms of diathermal

Forms of diathermal

comparativemore diathermal
superlativemost diathermal

Origin of diathermal

From dia- + thermal.

Questions about diathermal

What does diathermal mean?
Diathermal means freely permeable by radiant heat.
What part of speech is diathermal?
Diathermal is an adjective.

Words near diathermal in the dictionary

  1. diatessaron
  2. diatessarons
  3. diatexite
  4. diatexites
  5. diatexitic
  6. diathermal
  7. diathermance
  8. diathermancies
  9. diathermancy
  10. diathermaneity
  11. diathermanism

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