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convection
CEFRC1
/kənˈvɛkʃən/
noun
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In plain English
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noun
Movement of heat through a liquid or gas.
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noun
Extra detailThe transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
Examples
Convection currents in the atmosphere help form clouds and wind patterns.
In a convection oven, hot air circulates to cook food more evenly and efficiently.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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- Parts of speech
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Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe 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 ar...
The process of conveying something.
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.
More examples
In contextThe 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.
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Origin
noun
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.