- convection con·vec·tion n
- [kən'vɛkʃ(ə)n]
convezione f
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convection con·vec·tion n
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con|vec´tion|al|ly — con|vec|tion|al «kuhn VEHK shuh nuhl», adjective. having to do with or characterized by convection. –con|vec´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|vec|tion|al — «kuhn VEHK shuh nuhl», adjective. having to do with or characterized by convection. –con|vec´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|vec|tion — «kuhn VEHK shuhn», noun. 1. the transfer of heat from one place to another by the movement of heated particles of a gas or liquid: »If you hold your hand in the hot air rising from a hot air register, your hand is heated by convection (John R.… … Useful english dictionary
con·vec·tion — /kənˈvɛkʃən/ noun [noncount] technical : movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the colder parts move down convection currents also : the transfer of heat by this movement foods cooked by convection … Useful english dictionary
Convection — Con*vec tion, n. [L. convectio, fr. convehere to bring together; con + vehere to carry.] 1. The act or process of conveying or transmitting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
convection — con•vec•tion [[t]kənˈvɛk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) phs the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas 2) mer the vertical transport of atmospheric properties, esp. upward (disting. from advection 1)). 3) the act… … From formal English to slang
convection — con|vec|tion [kənˈvekʃən] n [U] technical [Date: 1800 1900; : Late Latin; Origin: convectio, from Latin convehere to bring together , from com ( COM ) + vehere to carry ] the movement in a gas or liquid caused by warm gas or liquid rising, and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
convection — con|vec|tion [ kən vekʃən ] noun uncount SCIENCE the process by which heat moves within a liquid or gas … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
convection — con·vec·tion … English syllables
convection — Conveyance of heat in liquids or gases by movement of the heated particles, as when the layer of water at the bottom of a heated pot rises or the warm air of a room ascends to the ceiling. [L. con veho, pp. vectus, to carry or bring together] * * … Medical dictionary
