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    3. 対流

    対流

    対たい流りゅう

    convection

    KMT9News #32+1Noun, ParticleScience & MathKanji Vocab17 strokes

    たいりゅう

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    convection

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    鍋なべの中なかの水 は、温あたためられると対たい流りゅうを起おこす。

    The water in the pot causes convection when heated.

    KMT7Science & Math
    地ち球きゅうのマントルでは、ゆっくりとした対たい流りゅうが起おきている。

    Slow convection is occurring in the Earth's mantle.

    KMT9Science & Math
    大たい気き中ちゅうの対たい流りゅうは、雲くもの形けい成せいや気き象しょう現げん象しょうに深ふかく関かかわっている。

    Convection in the atmosphere is deeply involved in cloud formation and meteorological phenomena.

    KMT9Science & MathWeather & Geography
    暖だん房ぼう器き具ぐは、部へ屋やの空くう気きを対たい流りゅうさせて全ぜん体たいを暖あたためる。

    Heating appliances warm the entire room by circulating the air through convection.

    KMT9Science & MathHome & Housing
    海かい洋ようの深しん層そう部ぶでは、水すい温おん差さによる大だい規き模ぼな対たい流りゅうが観かん測そくされている。

    Large-scale convection due to temperature differences is observed in the deep parts of the ocean.

    KMT9Science & MathNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    対
    あいて・こた.える・そろ.い・つれあ.い・なら.ぶ・むか.う…(3)
    vis-a-vis・opposite・even・equal・versus…(2)
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
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