Convection
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Convections
- possessive
- Convection's
- pluralpossessive
- Convections'