different between convection vs recirculation

English

Alternative forms

• convexion

Etymology

From Latin convectionem, from convectio (“act of carrying”), from convect-, past participle of convehere (“to carry together”), combination of com- and vehere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

convection (countable and uncountable, plural convections)

1. The process of conveying something.
2. (physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
3. (meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.

Coordinate terms

• (physics): conduction, radiation

Derived terms

• forced convection
• free convection
• gravitational convection

Translations

See also

• weather

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “convection”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

From recirculate +? -ation.Morphologically recirculate +? -ion

Noun

recirculation (countable and uncountable, plural recirculations)

1. The act or process of recirculating.
   • 2011, Jonathan Harris, Globalization and Contemporary Art (page 229)

     One theme of the mix is the international play of loans, snatches, repurposings, retroengineerings and recirculations of beats, motifs, techniques, and melodies between musicians in the diaspora and beyond.

Alternative forms

• recirc (clipping)

Translations

Anagrams

• neurocritical