Definitions
Transfer of heat through moving liquid or gas.
Word origin
From Latin convectiōnem, from convectiō (“act of carrying”), from convect-, past participle stem of convehō (“to carry together”), combination of com- and vehō. By surface analysis, convect + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“The mantle is important to our discussion in that its viscous nature can conduct convection currents that have effects on the crust upon which we live.”
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