Definition of Convection

1. Noun. The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion.

Generic synonyms: Temperature Change

2. Noun. (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere.
Category relationships: Meteorology
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Derivative terms: Convect

Definition of Convection

1. n. The act or process of conveying or transmitting.

Definition of Convection

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Convection

1. Transmission of energy or mass by a medium involving movement of the medium itself. The circulatory movement that occurs in a fluid at a nonuniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Convection

convalescent
convalescent
convalescents
convalescent carrier
convalescent serum
convalesces
convalescing
convallaria
Convallaria
Convallariaceae
Convallaria majalis
convect
convected
convecting
convection (current term)
convection (current term)
convectional
convections
convective
convective heat
convector
convectors
convects
convene
convened
convener
conveners
convenes
convenience
conveniences

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