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convective, a.|kənˈvɛktɪv|
[f. L. convect-, ppl. stem of convehĕre to carry + -ive.]
1. Having the property or power of conveying.
1859Todd Cycl. Anat. V. 266/2 [The bronchial tubes] are merely convective passages. 1862Lond. Rev. 16 Aug. 353 The convective force of a stream of water in washing away the less valuable minerals.
2. Of the nature of, or relating to convection.
1862Sir W. Thomson Pop. Lect. (1889) I. 363 There must be an approximate convective equilibrium of heat throughout the whole. 1876S. Newcomb in N. Amer. Rev. CXXIII. 94 The latter is constantly cooling by radiation, and thus convective movements are established. |