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athermancy

/ æˈθɜːəԲɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: adiathermancy.an inability to transmit radiant heat or infrared radiation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of athermancy1

C19: from Greek athermantos not heated, from a- 1 + thermainein to heat, from ٳŧ heat; compare diathermancy
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Athermancy, ath-er′man-si, n. the property of stopping radiant heat.—adj.

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