How to Use convection in a Sentence

convection

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  • Usually Arctic air doesn’t hold enough heat to get all that convection.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The top-floor Avery units each come with two dishwashers and five ovens — two convection, one steam and two microwaves.
    — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Most ovens on Earth rely on convection, which is the circulation of air as heat rises.
    — Mika McKinnon, Quartz, 1 Aug. 2019
  • But the convection toaster oven delivered results nearly as good as the air fryer.
    — Stephanie Thurrott, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2020
  • To muddy the liquid iron further, convection currents imply a certain amount of mixing.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • But forecasters say the convection isn’t likely to produce thunderstorms at or near the coast on Monday.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The event, known as thundersnow, occurs when the upward motion of air — convection — happens during a winter storm.
    — Max Cohen, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Surrounding this orb is the radiative zone, then a convection zone, which generates magnetic fields.
    — Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The fluid motion, or convection, of the iron creates an electric current, which generates a magnetic field.
    — Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The Okhotsk sea ice decline jeopardizes that giant convection current.
    — Author: Simon Denyer, Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2019
  • And convection starts bringing the products of these oscillations higher up into the planet's envelope.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The baking kitchen has 12 stations that fit three students in each, complete with a small refrigerator, a mixer, a convection burner, cookware and more.
    — Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Add in factors like conduction, convection, radiation, and any number of environmental factors, and that fire can rapidly spread out of control.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2019
  • 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, 28 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • The mantle condensed and went through a process called convection.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • The threat of convection tightened the insides of Lt. Cmdr.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Improve air circulation: The body cools down through convection.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 10 May 2024

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