Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 12 compound words that contain convection. The most common are listed below. Open convection in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- convection ovenAn oven that features fans to recirculate heated air to accelerate heating provided by traditional radiant heat sources found in the oven.
- forced convectionThe convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or (especially) heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by a force which is not dependent on density changes in the fluid induced by heat.
- free convectionThe convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or (especially) heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by a buoyancy force which is dependent on an acceleration (such as gravity) acting upon density changes in the …
- convection cellA loop of moving fluid (such as air or water) in which the motion results from differences in density caused by differences in temperature.
- convection cellsplural of convection cell: A loop of moving fluid (such as air or water) in which the motion results from differences in density caused by differences in temperature.
- convection microwaveconvection microwave oven
- natural convectionfree convection
- gravitational convectionThe convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by buoyancy forces which are dependent on gravity acting upon density differences within the fluid.
- convection microwave ovena combination convection oven and microwave oven, which has standard radiant heat sources and recirculating fan found in convection ovens and microwave emitters found in microwave ovens
- Rayleigh-Bénard convectionA type of natural convection, occurring in a planar horizontal layer of fluid heated from below, in which the fluid develops a regular pattern of convection cells known as Bénard cells.
- convection ovensplural of convection oven: An oven that features fans to recirculate heated air to accelerate heating provided by traditional radiant heat sources found in the oven.
- convection microwavesplural of convection microwave: convection microwave oven
- convection microwave ovensplural of convection microwave oven: a combination convection oven and microwave oven, which has standard radiant heat sources and recirculating fan found in convection ovens and microwave emitters found in microwave ovens
Compound words 12
- thermoconvectionthermal convection
- trivectionThe combination of radiant heat, convection, and microwaves for customized heat exchange.
- autoconvectionspontaneous convection in a fluid layer
- bioconvectionThe motion of large numbers of small organisms in a fluid, especially free-swimming zooplankton in water
- convectionarySynonym of convectional: Of, pertaining to, or employing convection; convective.
- electroconvectionThe flow of molecules of a liquid crystal (or other fluid) under the influence of an applied electric field
- magnetoconvectionThe transport of magnetic flux within a dynamo (such as the Earth's core)
- microconvectionVery small-scale convection
- photoconvectionconvection under the influence of light
- pyroconvectionConvection caused or intensified by a fire.