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Engelsk substantiv: swelling

1. swelling (om tilstand) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)lump, puffiness


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkenlargement, symptom


Mere spesifikke uttrykkbloat, bunion, dropsy, edema, haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele, hydrops, intumescence, intumescency, iridoncus, lymphogranuloma, oedema, oscheocele, oscheocoele, spermatocele, tumidity, tumidness

2. swelling (om form) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe 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.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkprojection


Mere spesifikke uttrykkbelly, caput, frontal eminence, mogul, nub, nubble, occipital protuberance, snag, wart

3. swelling (om prosess) the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)intumescence, intumescency


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkchemical action, chemical change, chemical process









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