swelling

Swelling — Swell ing, n. 1. The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride. [1913 Webster] Rise to the swelling of the voiceless sea. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. A protuberance; a prominence;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Swelling — can mean: * In medicine: ** Swelling (medical) is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called edema. * In engineering: **Increase of volume of material, due to absorption of a solvent (common for plastic… …   Wikipedia

Swelling — ist eine irreversible Falten und Wellenbildung in Flachfolienmaterial. Es ist u. a. bei dünnen Polypropylenfolien (ab 30 µm und dünner) als Phänomen zu beobachten. Die Ursachen liegen z.B. in der Migration von mineralölbasierenden Druckfarben bzw …   Deutsch Wikipedia

swelling — index accession (enlargement), boom (increase), cumulative (increasing), growth (increase) …   Law dictionary

swelling — [n] physical growth; lump abscess, blister, boil, bruise, bulge, bump, bunion, carbuncle, contusion, corn, dilation, distention, enlargement, hump, increase, inflammation, injury, knob, knurl, node, nodule, pimple, pock, protuberance, puff,… …   New thesaurus

swelling — ► NOUN ▪ an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body as a result of an accumulation of fluid …   English terms dictionary

swelling — [swel′iŋ] n. 1. an increasing or being increased in size, volume, etc. 2. something swollen; esp., an abnormally swollen part of the body …   English World dictionary

Swelling — Swell Swell, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ a]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

swelling — n. (the) swelling goes down, subsides (the swelling went down) * * * [ swelɪŋ] subsides (the swelling went down) (the) swelling goes down …   Combinatory dictionary

swelling — swell|ing [ˈswelıŋ] n 1.) an area of your body that has become larger than normal, because of illness or injury swelling in/on ▪ a painless swelling in his neck 2.) [U] the condition of having swelled ▪ The spider s bite can cause pain and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

swelling — UK [ˈswelɪŋ] / US noun Word forms swelling : singular swelling plural swellings a) [countable] an area of your body that has increased in size as a result of an injury or an illness A large swelling had come up on my ankle. b) [uncountable] the… …   English dictionary