Swelling can also mean:
- Die swell, the increase of volume of material due to absorption of a solvent, common for plastic polymers
- Neutron-induced swelling caused by neutron radiation.
Famous quotes containing the word swelling:
“Civilization, for every advantage she imparts, holds a hundred evils in reserve;Mthe heart burnings, the jealousies, the social rivalries, the family dissensions, and the thousand self-inflicted discomforts of refined life, which make up in units the swelling aggregate of human misery.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention!
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act,
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Things out of perfection sail
And all their swelling canvas wear....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
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