swellage

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swellage

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From swell + -age.

noun

  1. uncountable The act of swelling, or the proportion by which something swells.

    Similar: inturgescence, turgescence, intumescence, swellage · Opposite: shrinkage

Opposite: detumescence, shrinkage

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noun

Opposite: detumescence, shrinkage

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"swellage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swellage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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swellage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swellage

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"swellage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swellage.

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@misc{swellage_2026,
  title = {swellage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swellage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}