gravitational convections

A form of gravitational convection — The convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by buoyancy forces which are dependent on gravity acting upon density differences within the fluid.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of gravitational convection
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