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diathermancy

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di⋅a⋅ther⋅man⋅cy

[dahy-uh-thur-muhn-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.

Origin:
1830–40; < F diathermansie < Gk dia- dia- + thérmansis heating, equiv. to therman- (var. s. of thermaínein to warm, heat, deriv. of thermós hot) + -sis -sis


di⋅a⋅ther⋅ma⋅nous, adjective
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