convect
verb
- to transfer or circulate heat through a medium (often air or fluid)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kənˈvɛkt/
verb
Etymology: Back-formation from convection.
- To move (a warm fluid) upward through a cooler fluid, to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
- To undergo convection.
“The heated surface caused the air to convect.”