convection
/kənˈvɛkʃən/
convection noun: the process of conveying something.
Noun
convection (countable and uncountable, plural convections)
- The process of conveying something.
- The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
- The mantle is important to our discussion in that its viscous nature can conduct convection currents that have effects on the crust upon which we live.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
- The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.
convection meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
convection in Hindi
- संवहन
convection in Tamil
- சலனம், புடை பெயர்ச்சி, மேற்காவுகை, வெப்பச்சலனம், வெப்பச் சலனம், வெப்பச் சுழற்சி
convection in Urdu
- کنیویکشن
convection in Bengali
- তরল, গ্যাসের মাধ্যমে তাপ স্থানান্তর
More languagesFewer languages
- convection in Telugu
- ఉష్ణప్రసరణ, కన్వెక్షన్
- convection in Malayalam
- ദ്രവവാതകചലനം, സംവഹനം
- convection in Kannada
- ಸಂವಹನ, ಶಾಖ ಪ್ರಸರಣ, ಹರಿಯುವಿಕೆ
- convection in Punjabi
- ਕਨਵੈਕਸ਼ਨ
- convection in Gujarati
- સંવહન
- convection in Nepali
- कन्भेक्सन, कन्वेक्सन
- convection in Indonesian
- konveksi
- convection in Persian
- جابجایی, همرفت
Examples of convection in a sentence
- Transfer of heat from the engine to the automobile radiator occurs by means of forced convection.
- Transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the brain in the human body occurs by means of forced convection.
- The transfer of heat from a hot object by means of upward hot air currents from the object, is due to free convection.
Forms of convection
| plural | convections |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | convexion |
Origin of convection
From Latin convectiōnem, from convectiō (“act of carrying”), from convect-, past participle stem of convehō (“to carry together”), combination of com- and vehō. By surface analysis, convect + -ion.
Words formed from convection
- autoconvection
- bioconvection
- convectional
- convectionary
- convection cell
- convection microwave
- convection microwave oven
- convection oven
- electroconvection
- forced convection
- free convection
- gravitational convection
- magnetoconvection
- microconvection
- natural convection
- photoconvection
- pyroconvection
- Rayleigh-Bénard convection
- semiconvection
- thermoconvection
- trivection
Phrases with convection
Words that rhyme with convection
- section
- connection
- projection
- injection
- selection
- collection
- protection
- inflection
- reflection
- affection
- correction
- deflection
44 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- direction
- election
- erection
- complexion
- recollection
- resurrection
- dejection
- dissection
- flexion
- infection
- rejection
- connexion
- detection
- disconnection
- misdirection
- objection
- perfection
- vection
- advection
- ejection
- imperfection
- inspection
- interjection
- introspection
- lection
- reflexion
- aspection
- callisection
- disinfection
- disruptive selection
- electrotransfection
- indirect election
- insurrection
- police protection
- porrection
- predilection
- retroflexion
- self-infection
- snap election
- ticket inspection
- transfection
- trivection
- type introspection
- vivisection
Questions about convection
- What does convection mean?
- Convection means the process of conveying something.
- What is convection in Hindi?
- Convection in Hindi is संवहन. See Convection meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is convection?
- Convection is a noun.
- How do you pronounce convection?
- Convection is pronounced /kənˈvɛkʃən/.
- What is the plural of convection?
- The plural of convection is convections.
Words near convection in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: convection (page history and authors); convection (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); convection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convection (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); convection (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convection (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); convection (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convection (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convection (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); convection (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); convection (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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