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convective

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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/kənˈvɛk.tɪv/
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rhymes with -ɛktɪv
CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N V EH1 K T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or employing convection; convectional

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Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English convect Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English convective From convect + -ive.

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Derived and related words

Derived: anticonvective, autoconvective, bioconvective, convective acceleration, convective activity, convective cell, convective cloud, convective condensation, convective current, convective derivative, convective discharge, convective heat, convective inhibition, convective instability, convectively, convective mixing time, convective operator, convective outlook, convective overshoot, convective overturn, convective precipitation, convective region, convective temperature, electroconvective, magnetoconvective, mesoscale convective system, nonconvective, photoconvective, semiconvective

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