gravitational convection

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Definition of gravitational convection in English English dictionary

The convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by bouyancy forces which are dependent on gravity acting upon density differences within the fluid. These density differences may result from various sources

Buoyancy-driven convection caused by density changes induced by mechanisms other than heat, are also types of gravitational convection.

Hyphenation

gra·vi·ta·tion·al con·vec·tion

Turkish pronunciation

grävîteyşınıl kınvekşın

Pronunciation

/ˌgravəˈtāsʜənəl kənˈveksʜən/ /ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənəl kənˈvɛkʃən/