convect
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from convection.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]convect (third-person singular simple present convects, present participle convecting, simple past and past participle convected)
- (transitive) To move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
- (intransitive) To undergo convection.
- The heated surface caused the air to convect.