1. transfers heat through the movement of heated fluid (liquid or gas)
Usage: technical; physics

Examples

• The heated air convects upward from the radiator.
• Ocean water convects heat from the equator toward the poles.
• The soup convects as hot liquid rises and cooler liquid sinks.
• A convection oven convects hot air around the food.
• The atmosphere convects thermal energy through air currents.
• Magma convects within the Earth’s mantle.