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tumesce, v.|tjuːˈmɛs|
[Back-formation from tumescence or f. L. tumēscere (see tumescent a.).]
intr. = tumefy v. 2. Also fig. Hence tuˈmescing ppl. a.
1966New Statesman 10 June 853/3 Forming open alliances which were secret before, exposing sexual and ethical weaknesses as they tumesce under the threat of death. 1976Theriogenology V. 261 Those [monkeys] that tumesced before they were 3 years old tended to be heavier than their peers, but were not necessarily heavier than older, nonswelling females. 1976New Scientist 9 Sept. 528/2 Other aids to prediction [of eruptions]... As a volcano tumesces the distance between fixed points increases, and these distances can be measured accurately with optical instruments using laser beams. 1980Sci. Amer. Feb. 86/1 In a tumescing system such as the Yellowstone one the ring fractures could propagate downward, eventually penetrating the main magma chamber. |