convection en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin convectiōnem, from convectiō (“act of carrying”), from convect-, past participle stem of convehō (“to carry together”), combination of com- and vehō. By surface analysis, convect + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The process of conveying something.
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(countable, uncountable) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
The mantle is important to our discussion in that its viscous nature can conduct convection currents that have effects on the crust upon which we live.
2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
- (countable, uncountable) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| convections | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| convexion | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
convectionary · convection microwave · convection oven · pyroconvection · natural convection · microconvection · trivection · photoconvection · electroconvection · autoconvection · Rayleigh-Bénard convection · semiconvection · free convection · forced convection · bioconvection · gravitational convection · magnetoconvection · thermoconvection · convectional · convection microwave oven · convection cell
Relateds
Translations (35)
no omrøring (vertical movement of heat and moisture) · fi kuljettuminen (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · pl konwekcja (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · fi kantaminen (process of conveying something) · uk конве́кція (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · it convezione (vertical movement of heat and moisture) · es convección (process of conveying something) · he הובלה (process of conveying something) · id konveksi (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · ja 対流 (process of conveying something) · it convezione (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · ca convecció (process of conveying something) · da konvektion (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · no konveksjon (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · cy darfudiad (process of conveying something) · kk конвекция (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · fi konvektio (vertical movement of heat and moisture) · no konveksjon (vertical movement of heat and moisture) · cy darfudiad (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · fa همرفت (process of conveying something) · cmn 對流 /对流 (process of conveying something) · pt convecção (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · it convezione (process of conveying something) · no omrøring (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · fi konvektio (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · fa جابجایی (process of conveying something) · ru конве́кция (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · fa همرفت (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · he הולכה (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · fi kuljettaminen (process of conveying something) · ru конве́кция (vertical movement of heat and moisture) · cy darfudiad (vertical movement of heat and moisture) · fr convection (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents) · fi välittäminen (process of conveying something) · id konveksi (vertical movement of heat and moisture)