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ad⋅vect

  [ad-vekt]
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–verb (used with object)
to move by the process of advection.
Origin:
back formation from advection
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ad·vect   (ād-věkt')   
tr.v.   ad·vect·ed, ad·vect·ing, ad·vects

  1. To convey horizontally by advection.

  2. To transport (a substance) by advection.


[Back-formation from advection.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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