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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

संवहन

Pronunciation / Transliteration: samvahan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Convection/kənˈvɛk.ʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"द्रव में ऊष्मा का स्थानांतरण संवहन द्वारा होता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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