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1. (n.) convection
the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.
2. convection
the vertical transport of atmospheric properties, esp. upward
3. convection
the act of conveying or transmitting.
Etymology: (1615–25; < LL)
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| Definition of 'convection' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) convection
the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
2. (noun) convection
(meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
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| Definition of 'convection' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) convection
the act or process of conveying or transmitting
2. (noun) convection
a process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other causes
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| Definition of 'convection' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. convection
Transmission of energy or mass by a medium involving movement of the medium itself. The circulatory movement that occurs in a fluid at a nonuniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed; Webster, 10th ed)
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Sense: the passing of heat through liquids or gases by means of currents.
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 Afrikaans: konveksie |
 Arabic: إنْتِقال الحَرارة بِالحَم |
 Bulgarian: топлообмен |
 Brazilian: convecção |
 Czech: proudění, vedení |
 German: die Konvektion |
 Danish: konvektion; varmestrømnin |
 Greek: μεταφορά θερμότητας |
 Spanish: convección |
 Estonian: konvektsioon |
 Farsi: همرفت |
 Finnish: konvektio |
 French: convection |
 Hebrew: הוֹלָכַת חוֹם |
 Hindi: संवहन |
 Croatian: predavanje |
 Hungarian: hőáramlás |
 Indonesian: konveksi |
 Icelandic: varmaburður |
 Italian: convezione |
 Japanese: 対流 |
 Korean: 대류 |
 Lithuanian: konvekcija |
 Latvian: konvekcija |
 Malay: perolakan |
 Dutch: convectie |
 Norwegian: varmeoverføring, varmestr |
 Polish: konwekcja |
 Persian: همرفت |
 Pashto: هملاړه |
 Portuguese: convecção |
 Romanian: convecţie |
 Russian: конвекция |
 Slovak: prúdenie |
 Slovenian: konvekcija |
 Serbian: strujanje |
 Swedish: konvektion |
 Thai: การพาความร้อนหรือของเหลวห |
 Turkish: iletim, konveksiyon |
 Taiwanese: 對流 |
 Ukrainian: конвекція |
 Urdu: حرارت كا گزرنا |
 Vietnamese: sự đối lưu |
 Chinese: 对流 |
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