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convexion

convexion is the obsolete spelling of convection.

Meaning of convection

Noun

convection (countable and uncountable, plural convections)

  1. (obsolete) The process of conveying something.
  2. 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
  3. 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.

Questions about convexion

What is convexion the obsolete spelling of?
Convexion is the obsolete spelling of convection.

Words near convexion in the dictionary

  1. convexified
  2. convexifies
  3. convexify
  4. convexifying
  5. convexing
  6. convexion
  7. convexital
  8. convexities
  9. convexity
  10. convexivity
  11. convexly

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