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swell
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swell: see wave wave, in oceanography , an oscillating movement up and down, of a body of water caused by the frictional drag of the wind, or on a larger scale, by submarine earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides.
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, in oceanography.
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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The static nature of the compare problem makes it the most difficult type of addition/subtraction word problem to solve (see Carpenter, Fennema, Franke, Levi, & Empson, 1999; Fuson, Carroll, & Landis, 1996; LeBlanc & Weber-Russell, 1996; Mwangi & Sweller, 1998; Okamoto, 1996; Pape, 2003; Riley & Greeno, 1988).
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