convecting
Speech parts
1. convecting - Adjective
2. convecting - Verb
Meaning
convecting
present participle of convect
convecting (comparative more convecting, superlative most convecting)
That which convects.
Examples
Natural convection will be more likely and/or more rapid with a greater variation in density between the two fluids, a larger acceleration due to gravity that drives the convection, and/or a larger distance through the convecting medium.
For all but the lowest-mass stars, the fused material has remained deep in the stellar interior prior to this point, so the convecting envelope makes fusion products visible at the star's surface for the first time.
The power of the theory of plate tectonics lies in its ability to combine all of these observations into a single theory of how the lithosphere moves over the convecting mantle.
The presence of magnetosphere, likely indicates a convecting molten core within Ganymede, which may in turn indicate a rich geologic history for the moon.
This coupling between rigid plates moving on the surface of the Earth and the convecting mantle is called plate tectonics.