Meaning of CONVECTION
| Pronunciation: | | kun'vekshun
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- [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
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| | See Also: | | action, activity, natural action, natural process, temperature change | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | the movement of heat from an object to the surrounding fluid, either gas or liquid. Heat causes the fluid to move away from the object. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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