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