diathermancy

diathermancy
diathermanous, adj.
/duy'euh therr"meuhn see/, n., pl. diathermancies.
the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
[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]

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