tumescev.

/tjuːˈmɛs/

Etymology: Back-formation < tumescence n. or < Latin tumēscere (see tumescent adj.).

intransitive. = tumefy v. 2. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (intransitive)] > distend > swell

swellOE

to-swellc1000

bolnec1325

pluma1398

bladderc1440

boldena1510

to bulk1551

hove1590

tympanize1607

outswell1612

tumefy1615

extuberate1623

heave1629

blister1644

puff1648

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pluff1831

balloon1841

turgesce1864

tumesce1966

1966 New 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.

1976 Theriogenology 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.

1976 New 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.

Derivatives

tuˈmescing adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling

swellingc1000

turgentc1440

yeasty1598

tumefying1615

turgid1620

tumid1626

outswelling1678

turgescent1727

inflating1807

intumescent1870

tumescent1882

tumefacient1885

tumescing1980

1980 Sci. 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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	tumesce
释义	tumescev. /tjuːˈmɛs/ Etymology: Back-formation < tumescence n. or < Latin tumēscere (see tumescent adj.). intransitive. = tumefy v. 2. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (intransitive)] > distend > swell swellOE to-swellc1000 bolnec1325 pluma1398 bladderc1440 boldena1510 to bulk1551 hove1590 tympanize1607 outswell1612 tumefy1615 extuberate1623 heave1629 blister1644 puff1648 huff1656 intumesce1794 pluff1831 balloon1841 turgesce1864 tumesce1966 1966 New 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. 1976 Theriogenology 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. 1976 New 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. Derivatives tuˈmescing adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling swellingc1000 turgentc1440 yeasty1598 tumefying1615 turgid1620 tumid1626 outswelling1678 turgescent1727 inflating1807 intumescent1870 tumescent1882 tumefacient1885 tumescing1980 1980 Sci. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.1966
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