The heated surface caused the air to convect.
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Convect
/kənˈvɛkt/
Synonyms for "convect" (5 found)
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convection driven transportconvective transfer
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convective transportheat transfer
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4 entriesair convectiondownward convectionliquid convectionupward convection
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6 entriesconvect airconvect energyconvect heatconvective heat transferforced convectionnatural convection
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