"convection" meaning in English

See convection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈvɛkʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convection.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-convection.wav Forms: convections [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkʃən Etymology: From Latin convectiōnem, from convectiō (“act of carrying”), from convect-, past participle stem of convehō (“to carry together”), combination of com- and vehō. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|convectiōnem}} Latin convectiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} convection (countable and uncountable, plural convections)
  1. (obsolete) The process of conveying something. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Translations (process of conveying something): convecció [feminine] (Catalan), 對流 /对流 (duìliú) (Chinese Mandarin), kuljettaminen (Finnish), kantaminen (Finnish), välittäminen (Finnish), הובלה (hovala) [feminine] (Hebrew), convezione [feminine] (Italian), 対流 (tairyū) (alt: たいりゅう) (Japanese), جابجایی (Persian), همرفت (Persian), convección [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-convection-en-noun-YRHJ7yRp Disambiguation of 'process of conveying something': 91 2 7
  2. (physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents. Wikidata QID: Q160329 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (transmission of heat by the circulation of currents): konvektion [common-gender] (Danish), konvektio (Finnish), kuljettuminen (Finnish), convection [feminine] (French), הולכה (holakha) [feminine] (Hebrew), konveksi (Indonesian), convezione [feminine] (Italian), konveksjon [masculine] (Norwegian), omrøring [masculine] (Norwegian), konwekcja [feminine] (Polish), convecção [masculine] (Portuguese), конве́кция (konvékcija) [feminine] (Russian), конве́кція (konvékcija) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-convection-en-noun-en:Q160329 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'transmission of heat by the circulation of currents': 4 75 22
  3. (meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology, Liquids, Weather Translations (vertical movement of heat and moisture): konvektio (Finnish), konveksi (Indonesian), convezione [feminine] (Italian), konveksjon [masculine] (Norwegian), omrøring [masculine] (Norwegian), конве́кция (konvékcija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-convection-en-noun-c4jGy7bj Disambiguation of Liquids: 13 23 64 Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 60 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 22 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 11 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 19 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 19 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 12 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 16 17 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 16 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 14 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 18 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 16 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 16 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 14 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 16 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 16 17 67 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'vertical movement of heat and moisture': 1 10 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: convexion Related terms: convect Coordinate_terms: conduction [physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], radiation [physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "convección"
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      "sense": "transmission of heat by the circulation of currents",
      "word": "konveksi"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "transmission of heat by the circulation of currents",
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      "sense": "transmission of heat by the circulation of currents",
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}

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