convection
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
Types & categories
- temperature change hypernym
Sense 2 noun
(meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
Types & categories
- natural process hypernym
Related & opposite
- convect derivation
- meteorology domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | temperature change |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | convect |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | meteorology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural process |