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adiathermic, a. Physics. (ˌædɪəˈθɜːmɪk) [f. Gr. ἀ not + διάθερµ-ος warmed through + -ic.] (See quot.)1867 W. Miller Elem. Chem. I. 271 Melloni terms those bodies..which do not so allow this transmission of heat..athermanous or adiathermic.
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adiathermanous
adiathermanous, a. Physics. rare. (ædɪəˈθɜːmənəs, ˌeɪdaɪəˈθɜːmənəs) [f. a- 14 + diathermanous a.] = adiathermic a.1855 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sci.: Pract. Chem. 103 Hence, we have transcalent and non-transcalent substances,—otherwise called diathermanous and a-diathermanous. 1884 A. Daniell Prin...
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athermic
athermic, a. (əˈθɜːmɪk) [ad. F. athermique, f. a- 14 + Gr. θέρµη heat + -ic.] a. That is not pervious to heat or heat-rays. Cf. adiathermic a. b. Without fever or rise of temperature (Dorland 1900). c. (See quot. 1909.)1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib. II. xiii. 16 Melloni's apparatus for illustrating th...
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diathermic
diathermic, a. (daɪəˈθɜːmɪk) [ad. F. diathermique (f. Gr. διά through + θέρµ-η, θερµ-όν heat: see -ic), substituted by Melloni for his earlier term diathermane: see diathermancy.] 1. = diathermanous.1840 T. Thomson Heat & Electr. (ed. 2) 132 To bodies which transmit heat well, Melloni has given the ...
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