spec. The rising of the tide, or of the waters of a river; the advance of daylight from sunrise to noon; the waxing of the moon. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > change in level of water > [noun] > rise in level of water (9) increase1555 spec. The rising of the tide, or of the waters of a river; the advance of daylight from sunrise to noon; the waxing of the moon. Obsolete. swelling1557 The rising of water above its ordinary level (as of a river in flood); the swell (of the sea); the rise (of the tide); the welling up (of a spring)… risea1602 An increase in height of the sea, a river, etc., or of liquid in a container; the amount of this increase. Also in extended use. flowing1642 The action of flow, v. in various senses. Subcategories:— of river (1) — of sea (2) — line to which water rises (2) |
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