advección

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advectiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /adbeɡˈθjon/ [að̞.β̞eɣ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /adbeɡˈsjon/ [að̞.β̞eɣ̞ˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ad‧vec‧ción

Noun

advección f (plural advecciones)

1. (meteorology, earth science, physical chemistry) advection (the horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc)

Further reading

• “advección”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10