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semiconvection

semiconvection noun: partial convection that achieves thermal stability without complete mixing.

Noun

semiconvection (uncountable)

  1. Partial convection that achieves thermal stability without complete mixing

Origin of semiconvection

From semi- + convection.

Questions about semiconvection

What does semiconvection mean?
Semiconvection means partial convection that achieves thermal stability without complete mixing.
What part of speech is semiconvection?
Semiconvection is a noun.

Words near semiconvection in the dictionary

  1. semicontinuity
  2. semicontinuous
  3. semicontinuously
  4. semicontrolled
  5. semicontroversial
  6. semiconvection
  7. semiconvective
  8. semiconvergence
  9. semiconvergent
  10. semiconvergents
  11. semiconvertible

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