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convection

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

convection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,313 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: physical phenomenon[2], energy source[3]
  • Commons category: Convection[4]
  • Said to be the same as: Vection[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Convection[6]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[7], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[8], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9]
  • Has effect: heat transfer[10]
  • Studied by: thermodynamics[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Fluid dynamics[13]

Why It Matters

convection has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] convection is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

thermodynamics

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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. 21w 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 */ Yso id: 948, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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