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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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Since the mantle convects on such a large scale, the plates are allowed to reach large sizes.
Why is the Pacific so big? Look down deep by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
The debate is shifting to a question of the degree of the stratification in the mantle instead of whether the mantle convects as one layer or two," says Tackley, who sees some drift toward agreement between the opposing camps.
Scrambled Earth; researchers look deep to learn how the planet cools ... by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
In general, hot material in the outer core seems to flow toward cold regions in the lower mantle, which convects much more slowly than the liquid core.
The whole-earth syndrome; as the inner earth comes into focus, ... by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
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