SWELL
Swell
A swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a series of surface gravity waves that is not generated by the local wind. Swell waves often have a long wavelength but this varies with the size of the water body, e.g. rarely more than 150 m in the Mediterranean, and from event to event, with swells occasionally longer than 700 m away from the most severe storms. Swells have a narrower range of frequencies and directions than the wind sea, because swell waves have dispersed from their generation area and have been dissipated.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Swell (ocean)
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swell
Noun
- A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
- A gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo.
- A device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ.
- A division in a pipe organ, usually the largest enclosed division.
- A hillock or similar raised area of terrain.
- A person who is dressed in a fancy or elegant manner.
- A person of high social standing; an important person.
Verb
- To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
- To cause to become bigger.
- Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring.
- To grow gradually in force or loudness.
- The organ music swelled.
- To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.
- to be swelled with pride or haughtiness
- To be raised to arrogance.
- To be elated; to rise arrogantly.
- To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant.
- swelling words; a swelling style
- To protuberate; to bulge out.
- A cask swells in the middle.
Adjective
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