"Diathermanous" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to diathermancy. Iron is said to be a diathermanous body (from dia, through, and thermo, I heat), meaning that it gets heated through and through, and accordingly contains a large quantity of real heat. Lead is said to be an athermanous body (from a, privative, and thermo, I heat), ...
— Literary Blunders • Henry B. Wheatley |
