Swelling
Esquema
Jerarquía
Descripción
The process or condition of growing in bulk or size, as for example by inflation or accumulation of fluids. Refers also for the distended, protuberant, or thickened portion of something, such as the entasis of a column, the thickened portion of a gunstock, or the extra thickness on the back of the text block of a book caused by the sewing thread or extreme guarding.
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Otros términos
- 膨脹 [zh]
- opzwellen [nl]
- hinchazón [es]
- péng zhàng [zh]
- peng zhang [zh]
- p'eng chang [zh]
- swollen [en]
- swell (size-related change) [en]
- opgezwollen [nl]