Convect

//kənˈvɛkt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection. transitive
  2. 2
    circulate hot air by convection wordnet
  3. 3
    To undergo convection. intransitive

    "The heated surface caused the air to convect."

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"The heated surface caused the air to convect."

Etymology

Back-formation from convection.

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