'Convection' definitions:
Definition of 'convection'
From: WordNet
noun
The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
noun
(meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
Definition of 'Convection'
From: GCIDE
- Convection \Con*vec"tion\, n. [L. convectio, fr. convehere to bring together; con- + vehere to carry.]
- 1. The act or process of conveying or transmitting. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physics) A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other causes. [1913 Webster]
- Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when heat is applied from below. --Nichol. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'convection'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- communication,
- conduction,
- contagion,
- delivery,
- deportation,
- diapedesis,
- diffusion,
- dissemination,
- export,
- exportation,
- expulsion,
- extradition,
- import,
- importation,
- interchange,
- metastasis,
- metathesis,
- metempsychosis,
- migration,
- mutual transfer,
- osmosis,
- passage,
- passing over,
- perfusion,
- spread,
- spreading,
- transduction,
- transfer,
- transfer of property,
- transference,
- transfusion,
- transit,
- transition,
- translation,
- translocation,
- transmigration,
- transmigration of souls,
- transmission,
- transmittal,
- transmittance,
- transplacement,
- transplantation,
- transposal,
- transposition,
- travel