advective

adjective

ad·​vec·​tive (ˈ)ad-¦vek-tiv 

1

: causing advection

2

: relating to advection

advectively adverb

… air from the lower stratosphere can be advectively transported …

—Dieter Kley, Science, 16 May 1997

Word History

Etymology

ad- + (con)vective

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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Rhymes for advective

• affective
• collective
• connective
• convective
• corrective
• defective
• detective
• directive
• effective
• elective
• infective
• injective