Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To convey horizontally by advection.
- transitive verb To transport (a substance) by advection.
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- verb To
transport something byadvection
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And those snowmen will be all -- again, just part of their memories, because, by tomorrow, we are expecting that warmer air to advect from the south.
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One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.
Home 2009
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The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states.
unknown title 2009
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The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states.
unknown title 2009
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The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states.
unknown title 2009
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One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.
Home 2009
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The system also could advect minor moisture into New England and Northeastern states.
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One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.
Home 2009
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One strong low pressure system was forecast to persistently advect northeast over the Southeastern states and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic states.
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In the Plains, a low pressure system was forecast to advect in from the Rockies.
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