convection

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convection 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 传送, 对流, 传导

[化] 对流

英文释义

n. the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion

n. (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

convection 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 convection 在自然语境里怎么用：

Previous research on AMOC collapses in the distant past explains why convection would begin near Antarctica.

—— Collapse of key ocean current may release billions of tonnes of carbon

Far beneath Earth's surface, slow-moving convection currents churn within the mantle.

—— Scientists discover hidden forces are warping Earth deep beneath the surface

In many cases, the heat that powers these hot spots is the product of what’s called a mantle plume: a blob of hot viscous rock that convection drives to the surface of the mantle.

—— New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone

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