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transport vs advect

advect vs transport

transport is a noun but advect is not a noun.

transport and advect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transport Yes No Yes No
advect No No Yes No
As verbs, advect is a hyponym of transport; that is, advect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transport:
  • transport: move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
  • advect: convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid
transport (noun) advect (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
the act of moving something from one location to another
something that serves as a means of transportation
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
transport (verb) advect (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid
send from one person or place to another
hold spellbound
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
transport commercially
Difference between transport and advect

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