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Circumvection
Circumvection Cir`cum*vec"tion, n. [L. circumvectio; circum +
vehere to carry.]
The act of carrying anything around, or the state of being so
carried.
Convection
Convection Con*vec"tion, n. [L. convectio, fr. convehere to
bring together; con- + vehere to carry.]
1. The act or process of conveying or transmitting.
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.
Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when
heat is applied from bellow. --Nichol.
Convective
Convective Con*vec"tive, a.
Caused or accomplished by convection; as, a convective
discharge of electricity. --Faraday.
Convectively
Convectively Con*vec"tive*ly, adv.
In a convective manner. --Hare.
Evectics
Evectics E*vec"tics, n. [Gr. ? healthy.]
The branch of medical science which teaches the method of
acquiring a good habit of body. [Obs.]
InvectionInvection In*vec"tion, n. [L. invectio. See Inveigh.]
An inveighing against; invective. [Obs.] --Fulke. InvectiveInvective In*vec"tive, a. [L. invectivus: cf. F. invectif. See
Inveigh.]
Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory;
satirical; abusive; railing. Invectively
Invectively In*vec"tive*ly, adv.
In an invective manner. --Shak.
PretervectionPretervection Pre`ter*vec"tion, n. [L. praetervectio, fr.
praetervehere to carry beyond. See Invection.]
The act of carrying past or beyond. [R.] --Abp. Potter. Provection
Provection Pro*vec"tion, 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.
Transvection
Transvection Trans*vec"tion, n. [L. transvectio, from
transvehere to carry across; trans across + vehere to carry.]
The act of conveying or carrying over. [R.]
Vection
Vection Vec"tion, n. [L. vectio, from vehere, vectum, to
carry.]
Vectitation. [Obs.]
Vectitation
Vectitation Vec`ti*ta"tion, n. [L. vectitatus born? about, fr.
ve?tare, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry.]
The act of carrying, or state of being carried. [Obs.]
Meaning of Vecti from wikipedia
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Vectis may
refer to:
Vectis, the
ancient Roman name for the Isle of
Wight Vectis Bus Company, the forerunner...
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Southern Vectis is a bus
operator on the Isle of Wight,
founded in 1921 as
Dodson and Campbell. It
became the
Vectis Bus
Company in 1923. The company...
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Vectis Radio is a
community radio station in
Newport on the Isle of Wight. The
station launched as an online-only
station on 23
January 2010 and began...
- HMS
Vectis is a name that has been used more than once by the
British Royal Navy, and may
refer to: HMS
Vectis (D51), a
destroyer in
commission from 1918...
- The
Minolta Vectis S-series
comprises two APS
system models of film SLR
cameras made by Minolta, the
flagship model Vectis S-1 and the
Vectis S-100. The...
- Calipt'Air
Vectis is a
Swiss single-place,
paraglider that was
designed and
produced by Calipt'Air of Spiez. It is now out of production. The
Vectis was designed...
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Vectis ware is the
pottery produced on the Isle of
Wight during the
Roman period.
Vectis ware is a hard, hand made
pottery and most
commonly very dark...
- The
Vectis Formation is a
geological formation on the Isle of
Wight and Swanage,
England whose strata were
formed in the Barremian,
approximately 125 million...
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Badger Vectis was an
English bus
company based in Poole. A post-deregulation
joint venture between Weston-super-Mare
based bus
company Badgerline and Isle...
- The
Vectis National Party was a
minor political party operating on the Isle of
Wight in the
United Kingdom in the
early 1970s.
Formed in 1967, the party...
