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convection

[kuhn-vek-shuhn] / kənˈvɛk ʃən /
NOUN
transfer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deportation relocation removal transmission
STRONG
alteration assignment conduction displacement move relegation shift substitution transference translation transmittal transposition variation
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
WEAK
hold keeping

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Co-author and Flatiron Research Fellow Andrea Antoni developed the theoretical framework behind these convection models.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

Mantle convection: The slow, heat-driven movement of material within Earth's mantle that transports energy from the interior toward the surface.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

According to this idea, the planet was capped by a stiff, unmoving outer shell while heat-driven convection took place deeper in the mantle.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

As the molten iron and nickel slowly cool, they form swirling convection currents in the outer core.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

Gleaming in the brilliant midday sun, they appeared no different from the harmless puffs of convection condensation that rose from the valley almost every afternoon.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer