The Collaborative International Dictionary
Diathermic
Diathermic \Di`a*ther"mic\, a.
Affording a free passage to heat; as, diathermic substances.
--Melloni.
Wiktionary
diathermic
a. 1 (context medicine English) Of or pertaining to diathermy 2 That allows the free passage of heat
Usage examples of "diathermic".
Phrases like quasi-static transitions and deformation coordinates and the zeroth law and diathermic equilibrium flew around until Dairine, for all her reading, was completely lost.
The earth-sterilizer, it developed, was deadly against animal life as well as seeds, when its diathermic beam was raised and aimed.