ADVECTION


Meaning of ADVECTION in English

(ˈ)ad|vekshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin advection-, advectio act of bringing, transportation, from advectus (past participle of advehere to carry to, from ad- + vehere to convey) + -ion-, io -ion — more at way

: the horizontal movement of a mass of air which causes changes in temperature or in other physical properties of air — compare convection

• ad·vec·tion·al -shən ə l, -shnəl adjective

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