| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal; -- opposed to athermanous.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb diathermanously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (diathermanously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective diathermanous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DIATHERMANOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1856. (references) |
| Etymology:Diathermanous \Di`a*ther"ma*nous\, adjective. [Greek expression to warm through; dia` through to warm, warm.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DIATHERMANOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | A. Transmitting infrared radiation b. Allowing the free passage of the rays of heat as a transparent bodyallows free passage of light. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
