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convect
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con·vect  (kn-vkt)
v. con·vect·ed, con·vect·ing, con·vects
v.tr.
To transfer (heat) by convection.
v.intr.
To undergo convection: warm air convecting upward.
[Back-formation from convection.]
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Verb1.convect - circulate hot air by convection
circulate - cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the air in the room"
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The other sees the entire mantle as convecting and depleted; the lower mantle is separated from the upper mantle that is locally enriched in subduction-recycled components (Anderson, 1999; Hamilton, 2003).
Igneous rock associations 5. oceanic island volcanism II: mantle ... by Mallory-Greenough, Leanne M. / Geoscience Canada
The plan is based on the traditional dog-trot -- a special form developed in the South in which a central penetration between two enclosed spaces acts as a focus for breezes, so convecting out stuffy air from the rooms on either side.
DOG-TROT by The Architectural Review
It's not clear why the inner core should be convecting.
The globe inside our planet: Earth's inner core is turing out to be ... by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
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