convection
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The fan acts as a convection oven, an appliance that circulates hot air in order to cook food quickly and evenly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
On top of that, there is this potential energy in the atmosphere which meant that, locally, the convection column sucked up the embers and carried the fire further afield.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Unlike weather or ocean currents, which are strongly influenced by Earth's rotation and gravity, convection inside a rocky mantle is driven mainly by differences in temperature and density.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Tropical cyclones can have an outsized impact because their powerful and sustained convection continuously drives gravity waves into the stratosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
Gleaming in the brilliant midday sun, they appeared no different from the harmless puffs of convection condensation that rose from the valley almost every afternoon.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing convection
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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