How to Use convection in a Sentence

convection

noun
  • Thunderstorms are built from warm air rising or convection.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
  • On Earth, that comes from the convection of molten iron in the outer core.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 25 May 2017
  • Four new convection ovens have been purchased for the next phase of the work.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2017
  • Yet convection is easy: simply close the lid, which is hinged to the grill body and well sealed.
    Roy Berendsohn and Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2020
  • Yet convection is easy; simply close the lid, which is hinged to the grill body and is well sealed.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The other is convection, in which air is the medium that transfers heat to the food.
    Washington Post, 15 May 2021
  • Its convection heat gets the spuds buttery and creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Its convection heat gets the spuds buttery and creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2023
  • To make the salad: Preheat the oven to 400° (use the convection bake setting if your oven has it).
    SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Such convection is common in the mountains but not along the coast.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The L’Etoile centers around four convection ovens and make-or-break proofers.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 30 July 2020
  • Yet convection is easy simply by closing the lid, which is hinged to the grill body and is well sealed.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2019
  • But the core cooled so fast that these convection currents died out.
    Matt Simon, Wired, 22 July 2021
  • The convection of a fire pulls in winds from all direction, which can help.
    Brian Melley, ajc, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The cold plates absorb heat by convection, transferring the heat to the coolant tube that runs through it.
    IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
  • The dunes must be much more recent than the action of that convection, or they would be churned apart by it.
    Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 31 May 2018
  • The heat creates a convection current that draws air up and away.
    Rachel Hutton, Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020
  • This smart oven has twin convection fans that make for faster and more even cooking.
    Zoe Malin, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The indirect transfer of heat from the stove to the ceiling is convection.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
  • To make the salad: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees (use the convection bake setting if your oven has it).
    Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Convection on the day side would lead to massive storms in the area directly beneath the Sun.
    Randall Munroe, Esquire, 21 Aug. 2014
  • The mantle condensed and went through a process called convection.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • Heat is moved from muscles and released through the skin by convection.
    Outside Online, 7 June 2019
  • The threat of convection tightened the insides of Lt. Cmdr.
    Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • One idea holds that plates are just a byproduct of burbling convection cells deep in the mantle.
    Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The magnetic field on Earth is thought to be created by the convection of fluid in the core.
    Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2018
  • Most space heaters use convection heat to warm a room, but this isn’t your only option.
    Lacey Muinos, Health, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Keep in mind that this oven doesn't feature a convection bake or air fry setting.
    Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But there are two main vectors by which the cold may seep in: convection and conduction.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The only other comparable storms have occurred near or at the peak of the Atlantic season in August and September, when there is abundant ocean heat to fuel the convection that drives hurricanes.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 1 July 2024

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