In context|meteorology|lang=en terms the difference between convection and pillaring
is that convection is (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass the terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection while pillaring is (meteorology) rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions and/or existing convection currents.
As nouns the difference between convection and pillaring
is that convection is the process of conveying something while pillaring is (meteorology) rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions and/or existing convection currents.
As a verb pillaring is
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convection
Alternative forms
* convexion
Noun
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The process of conveying something.
(physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid or gas by the circulation of currents.
(meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.
Coordinate terms
* (physics) conduction, radiation
Derived terms
* forced convection
* free convection
* gravitational convection
See also
* weather
References
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pillaring
English
Verb
(head)
Noun
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(meteorology) Rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions and/or existing convection currents.