单词 | convective |
释义 | convectiveadj. 1. Having the property or power of conveying. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [adjective] > relating to conveying or transporting > conveying as a channel or medium deferent1626 carrying1628 bearing1642 convective1859 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 266/2 [The bronchial tubes] are merely convective passages. 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 16 Aug. 353 The convective force of a stream of water in washing away the less valuable minerals. 2. Of the nature of, or relating to convection. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [adjective] > transmission of energy > of the nature of or carried by convection convective1862 convected1881 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > transmission of heat > [adjective] > convection convective1862 convected1881 1862 W. Thomson in Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 392/1 There must be an approximate convective equilibrium of heat throughout the whole. 1876 S. Newcomb in N. Amer. Rev. CXXIII. 94 The latter is constantly cooling by radiation, and thus convective movements are established. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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