| convection current [kǝn`vek·shǝn ´kǝr·ǝnt] ELECTRONICS The time rate at which the electric charges of an electron stream are transported through a given surface. GEOPHYSICS Mass movement of subcrustal or mantle material as the result of temperature variations. METEOROLOGY Any current of air involved in convection; usually, the upward-moving portion of a convection circulation, such as a thermal or the updraft in cumulus clouds. Also known as convective current. |