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Adjective: katabatic  ,ka-tu'ba-tik
  1. (meteorology) of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
    "Radiative cooling of the air plays a dominant role in most katabatic wind systems";
    - catabatic

Antonym: anabatic

Encyclopedia: Katabatic