Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Declining: said of the stage of defervescence of an acute disease.
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- adjective of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
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The presence of a strong foehn (catabatic wind) contributes to warming and drying the Tsangpo Valley.
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Dry air descending the north slope, however, warms at nearly its full catabatic potential as there is little heat expended to evaporate water in this dry environment.
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