What does intumescence mean?
Definitions for intumescence
ˌɪn tʊˈmɛs əns, -tyʊ-in·tu·mes·cence
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Princeton's WordNet
intumescence, intumescencynoun
swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
intumescence, intumescency, swellingnoun
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
Wiktionary
intumescencenoun
the process of swelling up or the condition of being swollen
intumescencenoun
an instance of such swelling
Etymology: See intumescent.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Intumescence, Intumescencynoun
Swell; tumour; the act or state of swelling.
Etymology: intumescence, French; intumesco, Lat.
According to the temper of the terreous parts at the bottom, as they are more hardly or easily moved, they variously begin, continue, or end their intumescencies. Brown.
This subterranean heat causes a great rarefaction and intumescence of the water of the abyss, putting it into very great commotions, and at the same time making the like effort upon the earth, occasions an earthquake. John Woodward, Nat. History.
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intumescence
Intumescence is a term used to describe the enlargement or swelling of an organ or part of the body due to an accumulation of fluid or inflammation. It can also refer to a swollen bodily part or organ. In broader terms, it can also mean growth or increase in size. In botany, it refers to the swelling or enlargement of a plant organ.
Webster Dictionary
Intumescencenoun
the act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat
Intumescencenoun
anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor
Etymology: [Cf. F. intumescence.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Intumescence
in-tū-mes′ens, n. the action of swelling: a swelling: a tumid state.—v.i. Intumesce′, to swell up. [Fr.,—L. in, in, tumēre, to swell.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intumescence in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intumescence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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