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Convection
Meaning
Noun
●
The process of
conveying
something.
●
In Physics:
The
transmission
of
heat
in a
fluid
by the
circulation
of currents.
●
In Meteorology, Liquids & Weather:
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
thunderstorm
s are only one form of
convection
. Towering
cumulus
clouds
are
visible
forms
of
convection
.
Sourced from
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Origin
convection
English
convectionem
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Friction
Radiation
Wind
Air
Cavitation
Circulation
Plasma
Thermal
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