Definitions
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- noun The property of transmitting radiant heat; the quality of being diathermous.
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- noun The condition of being
diathermic
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Examples
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Even in the tropics, in inland districts, ground frosts are known to have occurred owing to this extreme diathermancy of the atmosphere far from the coast, and the consequent attendant factor of active terrestrial radiation.
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Such conditions are characterized by great diathermancy of atmosphere, and hence are frequently followed by days of considerable heat.
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Owing to the diathermancy of the atmosphere already referred to, it is a fact, nevertheless, that in the
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Owing to the diathermancy of the atmosphere already referred to, it is a fact, nevertheless, that in the "continental" or inland districts of
The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Philip E. Muskett
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Even in the tropics, in inland districts, ground frosts are known to have occurred owing to this extreme diathermancy of the atmosphere far from the coast, and the consequent attendant factor of active terrestrial radiation.
The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Philip E. Muskett
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Such conditions are characterized by great diathermancy of atmosphere, and hence are frequently followed by days of considerable heat.
The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Philip E. Muskett
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In paying ardent homage, therefore, to this incandescent crematory this week, let us recognize her not only as the reigning queen of ignition, diathermancy, and transcalency, but also as the promoter of many of the ingenious and philanthropic boons the public now enjoys.
Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions Thompson, Slason 1901
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This, again, led to the proof of the diathermancy of elementary liquids, like bromine, and of solutions of the solid elements sulphur, phosphorus, and iodine.
Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 John Tyndall 1856
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But permit the same two gases to unite chemically; then, without any augmentation of the quantity of matter, without altering the gaseous condition, without interfering in any way with the transparency of the gas, the act of chemical union is accompanied by an enormous diminution of its _diathermancy_, or perviousness to radiant heat.
Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 John Tyndall 1856
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