Meaning & Definition of Swelling in English
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Swelling
/swɛlɪŋ/
noun
1. An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
synonym:
- swelling,
- puffiness,
- lump
2. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- "The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"
- "The hump of a camel"
- "He stood on the rocky prominence"
- "The occipital protuberance was well developed"
- "The bony excrescence between its horns"
synonym:
- bulge,
- bump,
- hump,
- swelling,
- gibbosity,
- gibbousness,
- jut,
- prominence,
- protuberance,
- protrusion,
- extrusion,
- excrescence
3. The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
synonym:
- intumescence,
- intumescency,
- swelling