Definition of Convect

1. Verb. Circulate hot air by convection.

Generic synonyms: Circulate
Derivative terms: Convection

Definition of Convect

1. Verb. To carry or convey; to move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer heat or a fluid by convection. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Convect

1. to transfer heat by a process of circulation [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Convect

convalescences
convalescencies
convalescency
convalescent
convalescent carrier
convalescent serum
convalescently
convalescents
convalesces
convalescing
convalidation
convalidations
convallamarin
convallaria
convallarin
convect (current term)
convected
convecting
convection
convection cell
convection cells
convectional
convections
convective
convective current
convective heat
convectively
convector
convectors
convects

Literary usage of Convect

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonicsby W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling by W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling (1996)
"Size is one determini larger bodies lose heat more slowly am therefore remain active longer. Anoth composition, which influences the abil body to convect. ..."

2. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1912)
"This conclusion conforms with conditions demonstrated by other observers in tests upon the temperature of the exterior of radiating or convect- ing surfaces ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1863)
"But it perished with villa garden, or behind the convect civilisation. In a convent garden thinking of some poor captive Sara- at Naples—so a traveller ..."

4. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Frederic Solomon (1986)
"When the body carries a burden of excess heat and the air temperature is elevated, it is difficult for the body to radiate, convect, or evaporate away this ..."

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