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Meaning of Convection | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kənˈvɛkʃən

Definitions

  1. The process of conveying something.
  2. The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
  3. 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.

Equivalents

العربية الإنتقال
Čeština konvekce
Cymraeg darfudiad
Dansk konvektion
Deutsch Konvektion
Español convección
Français convection
עברית הולכה
Bahasa Indonesia konveksi
Italiano convezione
日本語 対流
한국어 대류
Polski konwekcja
Português convecção
Русский конве́кция
Tiếng Việt đối lưu

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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