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ADVECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does advection mean? 

ADVECTION (noun)
  The noun ADVECTION has 1 sense:

1. (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric propertiesplay

  Familiarity information: ADVECTION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ADVECTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("advection" is a kind of...):

temperature change (a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes)

Domain category:

meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))

Derivation:

advect (convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid)


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