Phenomena and Processes

Convection

Transmission of energy or mass by a medium involving movement of the medium itself. The circulatory movement that occurs in a fluid at a nonuniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed; Webster, 10th ed)

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Transmission of energy or mass by a medium involving movement of the medium itself. The circulatory movement that occurs in a fluid at a nonuniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed; Webster, 10th ed)

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95

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  • Heat (1966-1994)

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  1. G01w.906w.230w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Convection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018481. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018481
  2. Convection. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convection
  3. Convection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160329