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advection definition

ad·vec·tion (ad vek′s̸hən)

noun

the transference of heat by horizontal currents of air

Etymology: ad- + (con)vection

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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