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subadiabatic

subadiabatic adjective: with the hotter part having a greater density (and thus tending to sink).

Adjective

subadiabatic (comparative more subadiabatic, superlative most subadiabatic)

  1. With the hotter part having a greater density (and thus tending to sink)

Forms of subadiabatic

comparativemore subadiabatic
superlativemost subadiabatic

Origin of subadiabatic

From sub- + adiabatic.

Questions about subadiabatic

What does subadiabatic mean?
Subadiabatic means with the hotter part having a greater density (and thus tending to sink).
What part of speech is subadiabatic?
Subadiabatic is an adjective.

Words near subadiabatic in the dictionary

  1. subaddress
  2. subaddressed
  3. subaddresses
  4. subaddressing
  5. subadequate
  6. subadiabatic
  7. subadiabaticity
  8. subadjacent
  9. subadministration
  10. subadministrations
  11. subadministrative

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