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Advection

//ædˈvɛkʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc. countable, physical, uncountable
  2. 2
    (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties wordnet
  3. 3
    The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin advectio (“act of bringing”), from advectus (past participle of advehere (“to carry to”), from ad- + vehere (“to convey”)) + -io.

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