Intumescence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)

the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntuːmˈɛsəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntjuːmˈɛsəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntjuːmˈɛsəns/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntuːmˈɛsəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swelling intumescency

Word Forms

intumescent	adjective	abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
intumesce	verb	expand abnormally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Intumeszenz

Anschwellen durch Blut oder andere Flüssigkeiten (wie bei einer Stauung)

🇪🇸Spanish

intumescencia

hinchazón con sangre u otros líquidos (como con congestión)

🇮🇹Italian

intumescenza

gonfiore con sangue o altri liquidi (come con la congestione)

🇳🇱Dutch

opvatting

opzwellen door bloed of andere vloeistoffen (zoals bij congestie)

🇵🇹Portuguese

intumescência

inchaço com sangue ou outros fluidos (como na congestão)

🇷🇺Russian

вспучивание

отек с кровью или другими жидкостями (как при заложенности носа)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फुलाव

रक्त या अन्य तरल पदार्थों के साथ सूजन (जैसे कि रक्त जमाव के साथ)

🇮🇳Tamil

உதிரப்போக்கு

இரத்தம் அல்லது பிற திரவங்களுடன் வீக்கம் (நெரிசல் போன்றது)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇంట్యూమెసెన్స్

రక్తం లేదా ఇతర ద్రవాలతో వాపు (రద్దీతో)

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर्ग्रहण

रक्त किंवा इतर द्रवांसह सूज येणे (जसे की रक्तसंचय)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંતઃકરણ

લોહી અથવા અન્ય પ્રવાહી સાથે સોજો (ભીડની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಂಟ್ಯೂಮೆಸೆನ್ಸ್

ರಕ್ತ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ದ್ರವಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಊತ (ದಟ್ಟಣೆಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദരാശയം

രക്തം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് ദ്രാവകങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് വീക്കം (തിരക്ക് പോലെ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

膨胀

因血液或其他液体而肿胀（如充血）

🇯🇵Japanese

膨張

血液やその他の体液で腫れる（うっ血と同様）

🇰🇷Korean

부풀어 오름

혈액이나 다른 체액으로 부어오름(울혈과 마찬가지로)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sưng tấy

sưng lên với máu hoặc chất lỏng khác (như tắc nghẽn)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเจริญรุ่งเรือง

บวมด้วยเลือดหรือของเหลวอื่น ๆ (เช่นเดียวกับความแออัด)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembengkakan

bengkak karena darah atau cairan lain (seperti kemacetan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتفاخ

تورم مع الدم أو السوائل الأخرى (كما هو الحال مع الازدحام)

🇮🇷Persian

برافروختگی

تورم با خون یا مایعات دیگر (مانند احتقان)

🇹🇷Turkish

şişme

Kan veya diğer sıvılarla şişme (tıkanıklık gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

התנפחות

נפיחות עם דם או נוזלים אחרים (כמו עם גודש)

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The primary meaning of 'intumescence' is 'swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)'.

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Using 'intumescence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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