convect

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Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from convection.

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convect (third-person singular simple present convects, present participle convecting, simple past and past participle convected)

  1. (transitive) To move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo convection.
    The heated surface caused the air to convect.

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