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Pronunciation / Transliteration: konvɛksjɔ̃
"La chaleur se propage par convection dans le liquide."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, resulting in upward and downward transfer of heat.
"Heat is transferred throughout the liquid by convection." - 2
The atmospheric movement of air, especially upwards, that leads to cloud formation and weather phenomena.
"Strong thermal convection in the afternoon often triggers summer thunderstorms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'convectio', from 'convehere' meaning 'to bring together', formed by 'com-' (together) + 'vehere' (to carry). It entered scientific English in the 17th century, initially used in physics and meteorology to describe the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Convection" is said worldwide
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convection
Transliteration: konvɛksjɔ̃
"La chaleur se propage par convection dans le liquide."
Konvektion
Transliteration: kɔnvɛkˈtsi̯oːn
"Die Wärmeübertragung erfolgt durch Konvektion."
convezione
Transliteration: konvetˈtsjone
"Il calore si trasferisce per convezione."
convección
Transliteration: kombekˈsjon
"El calor se propaga mediante convección."
convecção
Transliteration: kõvɛkˈsɐ̃w
"O calor é transferido por convecção."
संवहन
Transliteration: samvahan
"द्रव में ऊष्मा का स्थानांतरण संवहन द्वारा होता है।"
对流
Transliteration: duìliú
"热量通过对流在液体中传递。"
대류
Transliteration: daeryu
"열은 대류에 의해 전달됩니다."
対流
Transliteration: tairyuu
"熱は対流によって液体中を伝わります。"
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