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advect
ad·vect
/
ædˈvɛkt
/
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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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advect
verb
convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid; "energy advected from the environment"
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