Complete Definition of "convection"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�n�v�k��n/

Noun
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convection

  1. The process of conveying something.

#physics The transmission of heat in a fluid or gas by the circulation of currents.
#meteorology 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.

Derived terms
forced convection
free convection
gravitational convection
#English|Convectionheat

See also
conduction
radiation
weather

Translations

Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|对� (duìliú)
Hebrew: ����� (hovala) f (1); ����� (holakha) f (2)
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Italian: convezione f (12,3)
Japanese: 対� (�����, tairyū)
Persian: جابجا��, ��ر�ت

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