convection

heat transfer due to the bulk movement of molecules within fluids
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convection

Summary

convection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,857 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • convection is a type of physical phenomenon[2].
  • convection is a type of energy source[3].
  • convection's Commons category is recorded as Convection[4].
  • convection's said to be the same as is recorded as Vection[5].
  • convection's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Convection[6].
  • convection's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[7].
  • convection's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[8].
  • convection's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • convection's has effect is recorded as heat transfer[10].
  • convection's studied by is recorded as thermodynamics[11].
  • convection's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].
  • convection's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical phenomenon[2] and energy source[3].

Why It Matters

convection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,857 views/month).[1] convection has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] convection is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect heat transfer
    Aliases
    Subclass of physical phenomenon, energy source
    Said to be the same as Vection
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 948, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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