advección

advección

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin advectiō (genitive singular advectiōnis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /adbeɡˈθjon/ [að̞.β̞eɣ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /adbeɡˈsjon/ [að̞.β̞eɣ̞ˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ad‧vec‧ción

Noun

advección f (plural advecciones)

1. (earth science, chemistry) advection (the horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.)

Further reading

• “advección”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014