advection

noun ad·vec·tion \ad-ˈvek-shən\

Definition of ADVECTION

: the usually horizontal movement of a mass of fluid (as air or an ocean current); also : transport (as of pollutants or plankton) by such movement

— ad·vect \-ˈvekt\ transitive verb

— ad·vec·tive \-ˈvek-tiv\ adjective

Latin advection-, advectio act of bringing, from advehere to carry to, from ad- + vehere to carry — more at way

First Known Use: 1910

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