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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

convect en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /kənˈvɛkt/

Etymology

Back-formation from convection.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo convection.
    • The heated surface caused the air to convect.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
convecting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
convects Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
convected Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
convected Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

convector · convective · convection