*vection*

n. [ L. convectio, fr. convehere to bring together; con- + vehere to carry. ] 1. The act or process of conveying or transmitting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physics) A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other causes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when heat is applied from below. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. evectio a going up, fr. evehere to carry out; e out + vehere to carry: cf. F évection. ] 1. The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. [ Obs. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) (a) An inequality of the moon's motion in its orbit, due to the attraction of the sun, by which the equation of the center is diminished at the syzygies, and increased at the quadratures by about 1° 20′. (b) The libration of the moon. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. invectio. See Inveigh. ] An inveighing against; invective. [ Obs. ] Fulke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praetervectio, fr. praetervehere to carry beyond. See Invection. ] The act of carrying past or beyond. [ R. ] Abp. Potter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. provectio an advancement. ] (Philol.) A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. transvectio, from transvehere to carry across; trans across + vehere to carry. ] The act of conveying or carrying over. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]