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Convection

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Noun

1. convection

the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion

2. convection

(meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Convection

see synonyms of convection
noun
1. 
a process of heat transfer through a gas or liquid by bulk motion of hotter material into a cooler region
Compare conduction (sense 1)
2. meteorology
the process by which masses of relatively warm air are raised into the atmosphere, often cooling and forming clouds, with compensatory downward movements of cooler air
3. geology
the slow circulation of subcrustal material, thought to be the mechanism by which tectonic plates are moved

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Convection

see synonyms of convection
noun
1. 
a transmitting or conveying
2. 
a. 
the mass movement of parts of a fluid within the fluid because of differences in the density of different parts
b. 
the transfer of heat by its absorption by a fluid at one point followed by motion of the fluid and rejection of the heat at another point

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Convection

see synonyms of convection
n.
1. The act or process of conveying; transmission.
2. Physics
a. Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.
b. Fluid motion caused by an external force such as gravity.
3. Meteorology The transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties by massive motion within the atmosphere, especially by such motion directed upward.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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