diathermanous
diathermanous adjective: having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
Adjective
diathermanous (not comparable)
- Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
- Substances which admit of radiation taking place through them are called Diathermanous. Those which do not allow heat to pass through them without becoming themselves hot are called Athermanous. ...If the body is not perfectly diathermanous it stops more or less of the radiation, and becomes...1871, James Clerk Maxwell, Theory of Heat, page 13
diathermanous meaning in Tamil and Kannada
diathermanous in Tamil
- வெப்பமூடுருவுகின்ற, வெப்பமூடுருவும்
diathermanous in Kannada
- ಉಷ್ಣಪಾರಪ್ರಾಪಕ, ಬೀರುಕಾವು ಹರಿವಿನ
Antonyms of diathermanous
Origin of diathermanous
Ancient Greek to warm through.
Words formed from diathermanous
Questions about diathermanous
- What does diathermanous mean?
- Diathermanous means having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
- What is diathermanous in Tamil?
- Diathermanous in Tamil is வெப்பமூடுருவுகின்ற, வெப்பமூடுருவும். See Diathermanous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is diathermanous?
- Diathermanous is an adjective.
Words near diathermanous in the dictionary
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