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The act or process of conveying; transmission.
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Physics Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.
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Physics Fluid motion caused by an external force such as gravity.
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Meteorology The transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties by massive motion within the atmosphere, especially by such motion directed upward.
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