advect

transitive verb

ad·​vect (ˈ)ad-¦vekt 

-ed/-ing/-s

: to move or transport (a fluid, such as a mass of air or ocean water) by means of advection

advect heat

currents advecting warm water into the cooler Eastern Pacific

The measured relations between the concentrations of O₃ and CO in the air advected over the North Atlantic … provide the basis to estimate the amount of O₃ exported from North America.

—David D. Parrish et al., Science, 5 Mar. 1993

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from advection

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for advect

• affect
• aspect
• bedecked
• bisect
• collect
• connect
• correct
• deflect
• detect
• direct
• dissect
• effect