convect

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/kənˈvɛkt/

verb

To move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.

“The heated surface caused the air to convect.”

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Meanings

verbconvect (third-person singular simple present convects, present participle convecting, simple past and past participle convected)

present singular third person convects · participle present convecting · participle past convected · past convected

  1. transitiveTo move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
  2. intransitiveTo undergo convection.

    The heated surface caused the air to convect.

Origin

Back-formation from convection.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with convect

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APA

convect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convect

MLA

“convect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convect.

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