convection zone
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convection zone
n.
A region of turbulent plasma located within a star, through which energy is transported outward by convection. In a convection zone, hot plasma rises, cools as it recedes from the hot stellar center, and then falls to be heated and rise again.
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convection zone
The outer part of the inside of a star, especially the sun, where energy travels outward to the photosphere through convection. In this layer, hot gas rises, cools as it nears the surface, and falls to be heated and rise again.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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