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advection
Advection of warm moist air over a cooler surface, such as water, causes fog.

ad·vec·tion

 (ăd-vĕk′shən)
n.
1. The transfer of a property of the atmosphere, such as heat, cold, or humidity, by the horizontal movement of an air mass:Today's temperatures were higher due to the advection of warm air into the region.
2. The rate of change of an atmospheric property caused by the horizontal movement of air.
3. The horizontal movement of water, as in an ocean current.

[Latinadvectiō, advectiōn-,act of conveying, fromadvectus, past participle ofadvehere,to carry to :ad-,ad- +vehere,to carry; seewegh- inIndo-European roots.]

ad·vec′tive adj.
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advection

(ədˈvɛkʃən)
n
(General Physics) the transference of heat energy in a horizontal stream of gas, esp of air
[C20: from Latinadvectiō conveyance, fromadvehere, fromad- to +vehere to carry]
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ad•vec•tion

(ædˈvɛk ʃən)

n.
1. a shift in temperature, humidity, or the like resulting from horizontal movement of an air mass (disting. fromconvection).
2. the horizontal flow of air, water, etc.
[1905–10; < Latinadvectiō=advec-, variant s. ofadvehere to convey (ad-ad- +vehere to carry) +-tiō-tion]
ad•vec′tive,adj.
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advection

the horizontal movement of elements of the atmosphere.Cf. convection. —advective,adj.
See also:Atmosphere
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.advection - (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric propertiesadvection - (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
temperature change - a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
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