convection
pronunciation
How to pronounce convection in British English:
UK [kənˈvekʃn]
How to pronounce convection in American English:
US [kənˈvekʃn]
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- Noun:
- the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
- (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
Word Origin
- convection (n.)
- 1620s, from Latin convectionem (nominative convectio) "the act of carrying," noun of action from past participle stem of convehere "to carry together," from com- "together" (see com-) + vehere "to carry" (see vehicle). Related: Convective. Convection current recorded from 1868.
Example
- 1. Convection is like a buoyant bubble , he said .
- 2. We compare it to a convection oven .
- 3. This convection steamer makes filling for the pastry .
- 4. A hurricane forms when intense sunlight heats the surface of the sea , driving both evaporation and convection .
- 5. The vacuum stopped the apparatus losing heat by convection .