Transmission of energy or mass by a medium involving movement of the medium itself. The circulatory movement that occurs in a fluid at a nonuniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed; Webster, 10th ed)

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D018481 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0027719

Previous indexing

Heat (1966-1994)

History note

95

Public note

95