Definition of convect
intransitive verb
: to transfer heat by convection
transitive verb
: to circulate (something, such as air) by convection
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A moon rock brought back by astronauts from the last Apollo mission in 1972 has finally proven its worth by revealing that the moon used to have a hot, convecting molten core that generated a magnetic field.
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Origin and Etymology of convect
back-formation from convection
First Known Use: 1881
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