"gravitational convection" meaning in All languages combined

See gravitational convection on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gravitational convections [plural]
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  1. (physics) The convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by buoyancy forces which are dependent on gravity acting upon density differences within the fluid. Wikipedia link: gravitational convection Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: convection, forced convection, free convection, natural convection
    Sense id: en-gravitational_convection-en-noun-fkWzt9iY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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