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advection

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Main Entry: ad·vec·tion
Pronunciation: \ad-ˈvek-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin advection-, advectio act of bringing, from advehere to carry to, from ad- + vehere to carry — more at way
Date: 1910

: the usually horizontal movement of a mass of fluid (as air or an ocean current); also : transport (as of pollutants or plankton) by such movement

ad·vect \-ˈvekt\ transitive verb

ad·vec·tive \-ˈvek-tiv\ adjective


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