Convection
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈvɛkʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Convection is a noun meaning (physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
Meaning
(physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
More Meanings
- (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.
- (obsolete) The process of conveying something.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- convections
- convexion
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include convective, transport, movement, flow, current, circulation.
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