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advective

advective

1 9.9
Relating to movement of heat and moisture by the sideways flow of air or water
  • adjective
  • /ædˈvɛktɪv/
  • Specialized
: advectivo
  • Meteorologists study advective processes to understand how heat is transferred during weather changes.
  • advective overpressure

Examples

  • The advective transport of moisture influences rainfall patterns in coastal regions.

  • We do special stuff for the nonlinear advective terms.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • So in Tamale, the advective component is more intensive than in the rest of the locations.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Advective overpressure models examine the pressure increase as bubbles rise in a confined fluid.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Further ascent of the bubbles will induce advective overpressure.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In the Strait of Sicily, Lagrangian runs were used to explore the possible link between advective processes and the presence of neritic larvae in the offshore zone and oceanic larvae in the coastal zone.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Quite possibly, rectified diffusion may work in tandem with advective overpressure by increasing bubble size, thus increasing buoyancy and helping to dislodge bubbles that adhere to rock surfaces.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Linde and colleagues propose that the seismic waves from distant earthquakes can trigger an episode of advective overpressure by dislodging bubbles that are held by surface tension to the floor and walls of a magma chamber.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The advective flow of warm air helped to create a sudden change in temperature during the storm.

Antonyms

58 3.8

Not moving or changing over time

Surface Forms

advective positive

Morphology

advective = advection (transparent) = advect + ive

Formed by regular suffixation from the verb/noun 'advect'/'advection', so the adjective directly denotes relating to advection.

Etymology

The word advective comes from the parts ad- ('to') and vect ('carry'), the same root as in vehicle, which carries things. So advective describes heat, moisture, or other things that are 'carried' by the sideways flow of air or water.