[mass noun]the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat 对流
派生 convectional adjective convective adjective 语源
mid 19th cent.: from late Latin convectio(n-), from Latin convehere, from con- 'together' + vehere 'carry'