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Definition: ATHERMANOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Not transmitting heat; -- opposed to diathermanous.[Websters]
2. Being impervious. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb athermanously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(athermanously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective athermanous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Athermanous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Athermanous \A*ther"ma*nous\, adjective. [from Greek expression 'a priv. qermai`nein to heat, qe`rma heat: compare to the French expression athermane.]. (references)

Definition: ATHERMANOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Not transmitting heat; -- opposed to diathermanous.[Websters]
2. Being impervious. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb athermanously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(athermanously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective athermanous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ATHERMANOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Athermanous \A*ther"ma*nous\, adjective. [from Greek expression 'a priv. qermai`nein to heat, qe`rma heat: compare to the French expression athermane.]. (references)