convectif
French, adjective\kɔ̃.vɛk.tif\
convectif is spelled C-O-N-V-E-C-T-I-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written French, the 226,484th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Convectif is a French adjective meaning “convective” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à une convection”.
What does convectif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
convective
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à une convection. 2. Feu dont la colonne de convection devient tellement puissante qu'elle génère un comportement propre et imprévisible ainsi qu’une évolution rapide de l’incendie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of convectif
- convective feminine
- convectifs masculine plural
- convectives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce convectif?
- \kɔ̃.vɛk.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is convectif in French?
convectif appears about once in every 51 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).