convective
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or involving convection.
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relating to the process of conveying someone or something.
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Severe convective storms are damaging storms that can include thunderstorms with lightning, tornadoes or destructive winds, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
More heat means more convective energy, potentially creating instability.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“We get these convective thunderstorms many times during the course of the summer, but not of this kind of intensity,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
These studies would compare clean and polluted tropical convective clouds, with particular attention to powerful updraft regions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
The stronger winds, the ones people remembered the best, were probably caused by rising convective heat.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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