Convection
[kən'vekʃ(ə)n] or [kən'vɛkʃən]
解释:
(noun.) the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion.
(noun.) (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere.
汉丽埃塔整理--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The act or process of conveying or transmitting.
(n.) A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other causes.
克里斯整理
解释:
n. the process of transmission of heat or electricity through liquids or gases by means of currents.—adj. Convec′tive occasioned by convection.
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例句:
- The Gulf Stream illustrates the transference of heat by convection. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- In convection, air and water circulate freely, carrying heat with them; in conduction, heat flows from a warm region toward a cold region, but there is no apparent motion of any kind. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Convection is responsible for winds and ocean currents, for land and sea breezes, and other daily phenomena. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- When a liquid or a gas moves away from a hot object, carrying heat with it, the process is called _convection_. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
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