swell (redirected from swell up)

swell: see wave, in oceanography.

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swell

1. 

a. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

b. a succession of waves or a single large wave

2. a gentle hill

3. Music a crescendo followed by an immediate diminuendo

4. Music

a. a set of pipes on an organ housed in a box (swell box) fitted with a shutter operated by a pedal, which can be opened or closed to control the volume

b. the manual on an organ controlling this

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swell [swel]

(geology)

The volumetric increase of soils on being removed from their compacted beds due to an increase in void ratio.

A local enlargement or thickening in a vein or ore deposit.

A low dome or quaquaversal anticline of considerable areal extent; long and generally symmetrical waves contribute to the mixing processes in the surface layer and thus to its sound transmission properties.

Gently rising ground, or a rounded hill above the surrounding ground or ocean floor.

(mining engineering)

horseback

(oceanography)

Ocean waves which have traveled away from their generating area; these waves are of relatively long length and period, and regular in character.