Meanings
plural trivections
- countableuncountableThe combination of radiant heat, convection, and microwaves for customized heat exchange.
"The last and most important item we're going to need is a trivection cooling unit. Without it, the perpetual motion engine running the generators will overheat and we'll be worse off than when we started," said Dr. Arahami.
2020 February 20, Eirik Gumeny, The End of Everything Forever: an Exponential Apocalypse omnibus, Jersey Devil Press, →ISBN1 more example
“How do you do that?” “Market research, my friend. Years and years of market research, which lead to my greatest triumph. The Tri-vection oven.” “Oh, my wife wants one of those.” “Could we get Pete an oven, please?” “Hey.” “The GE Tri-vection oven cooks perfect food five times faster than the conventional oven, because it uses three kinds of heat. Thermal technology for consistent temperature. GE Precise Air convection technology for optimal air circulation, and microwave technology for incredible speed. With three kinds of heat, you can cook a turkey in 22 minutes.” “Wow. That is impressive.” “The people upstairs think so. That's why they promoted me.”
2006 October 11, Tina Fey, “Pilot” (5:19 from the start), in 30 Rock, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin)
Origin
Blend of tri- + convection.
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trivection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trivection
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