convect

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kənˈvɛkt/
Rhymes: -ɛkt

Verb

convect (third-person singular simple present convects, present participle convecting, simple past and past participle convected)

(transitive) To move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
(intransitive) To undergo convection.
The heated surface caused the air to convect.

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