About The Word Convection
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Convection
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What's The Definition Of Convection?
[n] the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
[n] (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere Synonyms | Synonyms for Convection: Related Terms | Find terms related to Convection: communication | conduction | contagion | delivery | deportation | diapedesis | diffusion | dissemination | export | exportation | expulsion | extradition | import | importation | interchange | metastasis | metathesis | metempsychosis | migration | mutual transfer | osmosis | passage | passing over | perfusion | spread | spreading | transduction | transfer | transfer of property | transference | transfusion | transit | transition | translation | translocation | transmigration | transmigration of souls | transmission | transmittal | transmittance | transplacement | transplantation | transposal | transposition | travel See Also | action | activity | natural action | natural process | temperature change Convection In Webster's Dictionary \Con*vec"tion\, n. [L. convectio, fr. convehere to
bring together; con- + vehere to carry.]
1. The act or process of conveying or transmitting.
2. (Physics) 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.
Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when
heat is applied from bellow. --Nichol.
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