convective motion

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motion
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
the act or process of moving, or a particular action ...
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That stage indicated the completion of theconvectivemotion.
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The subsequent photographs (figure4) show the newconvectivemotion, with the heavier coloured fluid moving down one side of the channel.
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The sublayers are sufficiently thin that they do not distort theconvectivemotionand the heat transfer.
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On the other hand, theconvectivemotionobserved here is clearly not completely chaotic, as would be the case for complete turbulence.
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A period of about 12 days elapsed beforeconvectivemotionceased in the rectangular channel.
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The supercriticalconvectivemotionconsisted of vertical jets of cool surface fluid which plunged downward into the interior of the fluid.
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Usual crystals are small and show signs of irregular growth, caused mainly byconvectivemotionin the gaseous medium.
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The mereconvectivemotionof an electrically conductive fluid is not enough to ensure the generation of a magnetic field.
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Convectivemotionpersists in the room because the temperature inhomogeneity.
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Convectivemotionof the underlying lava causes the crust to break into slabs and sink.
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The convective motions infinitesimally distort the 2 boundary so that it is no longer flat.
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The nutrient dissolves in the hotter zone and the saturated aqueous solution in the lower part is transported to the upper part byconvectivemotionof the solution.
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Mitri et al. (in review) have shown that ammonia-water mixtures can erupt from such an ocean by bottom crevasse formation and subsequent transport by convective motions in the ice shell.
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To account for some of the small-scale effects in convective motions, a parameter called microturbulence is often used.
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Also, the convective motions associated with clouds produce important fluxes of mass, momentum, heat, and moisture.
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He found that the convective motions organized themselves in semi-regular, semi-permanent cellular patterns.
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