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Meaning of "intumescence" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INTUMESCENCE

ˌɪntjʊˈmɛsəns


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTUMESCENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intumescence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTUMESCENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of intumescence in the English dictionary

The first definition of intumescence in the dictionary is a swelling up, as with blood or other fluid. Other definition of intumescence is a swollen organ or part. Intumescence is also the swelling of certain substances on heating, often accompanied by the escape of water vapour.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTUMESCENCE

acquiescence · adolescence · arborescence · chemiluminescence · coalescence · convalescence · detumescence · electroluminescence · essence · florescence · fluorescence · fremescence · immunofluorescence · incandescence · inflorescence · luminescence · obsolescence · photoluminescence · quintessence · thermoluminescence

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTUMESCENCE

intuitional · intuitionalism · intuitionalist · intuitionally · intuitionism · intuitionist · intuitive · intuitively · intuitiveness · intuitivism · intumesce · intumescency · intumescent · inturbidate · inturn · inturned · intuse · intussuscept · intussusception · intussusceptive

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTUMESCENCE

at your convenience · car licence · concupiscence · dehiscence · driving licence · effervescence · evanescence · export licence · gaming licence · innocence · licence · magnificence · off-licence · planned obsolescence · provisional driving licence · pubescence · reminiscence · renascence · road-fund licence · senescence · translucence

Synonyms and antonyms of intumescence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «intumescence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTUMESCENCE

Find out the translation of intumescence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of intumescence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intumescence» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

肿大
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

intumescencia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

intumescence
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सूजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

intumescence
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

припухлость
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

intumescence
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

স্ফীত অবস্থা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

intumescence
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Intumescence
190 millions of speakers
de

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intumescence
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

膨張
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

부풀어 오름
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Intumescence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự sưng lên
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வீக்கம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मसातपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kabarma
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

intumescence
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

obrzmienia
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

припухлість
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

intumescence
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

intumescence
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opvatting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppjäsbara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

intumescence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intumescence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTUMESCENCE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of intumescence
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «intumescence».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intumescence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTUMESCENCE»

Discover the use of intumescence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intumescence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fire Retardancy of Polymers: The Use of Intumescence
Covers the following topics: Strategies; Intumescence: Mechanism studies; New intumescent polymetric materials; Flame retarded intumescent textiles; Intumescence - an environmentally friendly process?
M Le Bras, S Bourbigot, G Camino, 1998
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Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, Second Edition
Intumescence-Based. Fire. Retardants. Serge. Bourbigot. and. Sophie. Duquesne. CONTENTS 6.1 Introduction ......................................................................... .................................................129 6.2 Fundamentals of Intumescence .
Charles A. Wilkie, Alexander B. Morgan, 2009
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Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology
10-2); the pelvic limbs are further removed from the center of gravity, which is just caudal to the thoracic limbs; more UMN pathways terminate in the cervical intumescence than in the lumbosacral intumescence. Occasionally a cervical spinal ...
Alexander DeLahunta, Eric Glass, 2009
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Modern Polymer Flame Retardancy
5.4 Intumescent systems Intumescence can be described as fire retardant technology which causes an otherwise flammable material to foam, forming an insulating barrier when exposed to heat. A common characteristic of intumescent  ...
Sergei M. Lomakin, Gennadiĭ Efremovich Zaikov, 2003
5
Fire Retardant Materials
71 Camino G, Costa L and Trossarelli L, 'Study of the mechanism of intumescence in fire retardant polymers. I. Thermal degradation of ammonium polyphos- phate-pentaerythritol mixtures', Polym. Degrad. Stab., 1984, 6, 243-52. 72 Camino G ...
A. Richard Horrocks, Dennis Price, 2001
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Clinical Memoirs on Abdominal Tumors and Intumescence by the ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Richard Bright, 2010
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The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art
Dr. Dutrochet viewed these phenomena in some respects more justly. He remarked, in addition to what Lindsay had observed, that if, instead of the upper and under surface, the lateral part of the intumescence be removed, the petiole ...
‎1827
8
Technical Bulletin
A large assortment of explanations as to the causes of intumescence has been offered by different investigators; as, for example, by Sorauer (164), Atkinson (9), and Noack (127). Some hold that it is largely caused by excessively high ...
9
Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts
I Dr. Dutrochet viewed these phenomena in some respects more justly. He remarked, in addition to what Lindsay had observed, that if, instead of the upper and under surface, the lateral part of the intumescence be removed, the petiole ...
‎1827
10
Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New Applications of Mineral Fillers
Figure 3 Aspect of silicates at the end of intumescence test at 400 °C intumescence follows the pattern Na-100 > PNa > K-Na50/50, with the highest values measured for the 400°C temperature test. Potassium-based silicates were less ...
Michel Le Bras, Charles A. Wilkie, Serge Bourbigot, 2005

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTUMESCENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intumescence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Does light quality impact the development of edema?
Numerous factors influence the development of edema, sometimes called intumescence, in plants. High relative humidity is the most common ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jan 14»
2
One Ring Skirt Probably Won't Turn You Invisible
Prolonged use of the skirt by hobbits can result in: hair loss, pigment loss, ocular intumescence, sore throat, coughing, webbed digits, the loss ... «The Mary Sue, Oct 12»
3
Nanotech cotton opens up new possibilities for the fiber -- and its fans
This stops the flame from reaching underlying or adjacent fibers in a process known as "intumescence," notes Condon, co-author of a May ... «Phys.Org, Apr 12»
4
Nanotechnology carrying cotton into 21st century
This stops the flame from reaching underlying or adjacent fibers in a process known as "intumescence," notes Condon, co-author of a May ... «Western Farm Press, Apr 12»
5
Flame retardants that fight fire and pollution
This new retardant technology - which is being called nano-intumescence - can actually stop flames in their tracks. It expands, under heat, ... «earthtimes.org, Aug 11»
6
Tough resins for aggressive environments
It uses intumescence to create a resin that is not only fire retardant, but also fire resistant — meaning the structural properties of the resin ... «High Performance Composites, May 11»
REFERENCE
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