advection
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noun \ad-ˈvek-shən\Definition of ADVECTION
: 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
Origin of ADVECTION
Latin advection-, advectio act of bringing, from advehere to carry to, from ad- + vehere to carry — more at way
First Known Use: 1910
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