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diathermaneity
diathermaˈneity rare. [ad. F. diathermanéité, f. diathermane, with the ending of diaphanéité diaphaneity.] The quality of being diathermanous; = prec. 2, and diathermacy.1835 Faraday tr. Melloni in L. & E. Phil. Mag. VII. 476 According to the diathermaneity [diathermanéïté] of the substance of which...
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diathermancy
diathermancy Physics. (daɪəˈθɜːmənsɪ) [ad. F. diathermansie, formed by Melloni, 1833, from Gr. διά through + θέρµανσις heating, f. θερµαίνειν to heat. The French ending follows the analogy of paralysie for Gr. παράλυσις. The Eng. ending simulates the -ncy of transparency, buoyancy. Melloni's origina...
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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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transcalent
transcalent, a. (ˈtrɑːnskələnt, ˈtræns-, trɑːnˈskeɪlənt, træn-) [f. trans- + L. călēnt-em, pr. pple. of călēre to be hot, to glow: see calent. Etymologically the pronunciation is ˈtranscălent; tranˈscālent comes by false analogy with transˈlūcent and tranˈspārent (in which the vowel is etymologicall...
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