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What does convective mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of, pertaining to, or employing convection; convectional
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This diagram shows three major convective cells between the equator and the pole.
The rain-bringing mesoscale convective system is strong, and the torrential rains move slowly northwards along the Western side of the mountains.
This cycle is repeated over and over to generate what scientists call a convection cell or convective flow.
Our results show that the conductive heat transfer model and the convective plus radiative heat transfer model best represent the data measured.
The conditions required for tropical cyclones are also suitable conditions for thunderstorms, deep convective clouds with strong updraughts.
Any factor which increases convective heat loss also increases evaporative heat loss.

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