Definition of Convecteon
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the process of conveying something
- (physics) the transmission of heat in a fluid 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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