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How to pronounce convection

IPA transcription: [kən'vɛkʃən]

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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

Usage examples

  • There is convection in the magma chamber.
  • This motion is called convection, it orders the stratification by gravitation.
  • There is convection in the magma chamber.
  • Growth occurs by a diffusion-reaction process, assisted by convection.
  • There is convection in the magma chamber.
  • Most the rainfall in the south-west is caused by Atlantic depressions or by convection.
  • There is convection in the magma chamber.
  • By contrast the ocean is heated from above, which tends to suppress convection.
  • There is convection in the magma chamber.
  • There is convection in the magma chamber.