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convecting

convecting is the present participle and gerund of convect.

Meaning of convect

Verb

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

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

Adjective

convecting (comparative more convecting, superlative most convecting)

  1. That convects.

Forms of convecting

comparativemore convecting
superlativemost convecting

Questions about convecting

What does convecting mean?
Convecting means that convects.
What is convecting the present participle and gerund of?
Convecting is the present participle and gerund of convect.
What part of speech is convecting?
Convecting is an adjective.

Words near convecting in the dictionary

  1. convarietal
  2. convarieties
  3. convariety
  4. convect
  5. convected
  6. convecting
  7. convection
  8. convection cell
  9. convection cells
  10. convection microwave
  11. convection microwave oven

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