Definizione monolingua

convection

convection (uncountable)

1. The process of conveying something.
2. (physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid or gas by the circulation of currents.
3. (meteorology) 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.

Definizione dizionario convection

	convezione
	Transport of heat and moisture by the movement of a fluid.

Altri significati:

The process of conveying something.

(meteorology) 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.

(physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid or gas by the circulation of currents.