Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free convection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: free -con-vec-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or (especially) heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by a buoyancy force which is dependent on an acceleration (such as gravity) acting upon density changes in the fluid which are induced by heat.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The draft of a chimney due to a fire in a fireplace, and the rising of smoke particles from a fire, are due to free convection."
"The transfer of heat from a hot object by means of upward hot air currents from the object, is due to free convection."

Usage

Inflected Forms

free convections (plural)

Phrases

forced convection natural convection gravitational convection

Frequently Paired Words

convection forced convection natural convection gravitational convection

Questions

What does free convection mean?: The convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or (especially) heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by a buoyancy force which is dependent on an acceleration (such as gravity) acting upon density changes in the fluid which are induced by heat.

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