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gravitational convection

gravitational convection noun: the convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by buoyancy forces which are dependent on gravity acting upon density differences within the fluid.

Noun

gravitational convection (countable and uncountable, plural gravitational convections)

  1. The convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by buoyancy forces which are dependent on gravity acting upon density differences within the fluid.

Forms of gravitational convection

pluralgravitational convections

Questions about gravitational convection

What does gravitational convection mean?
Gravitational convection means the convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by buoyancy forces which are dependent on gravity acting upon density differences within the fluid.
What part of speech is gravitational convection?
Gravitational convection is a noun.
What is the plural of gravitational convection?
The plural of gravitational convection is gravitational convections.

Words near gravitational convection in the dictionary

  1. gravitational assists
  2. gravitational collapse
  3. gravitational collapses
  4. gravitational constant
  5. gravitational constants
  6. gravitational convection
  7. gravitational convections
  8. gravitational field
  9. gravitational fields
  10. gravitational force
  11. gravitational forces

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