ADVECTION

advection

(noun) (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

advection (countable and uncountable, plural advections)

(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.

The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.

Anagrams

• invocated

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