Surging

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  • n. The action or an instance of a surge.
  • v. Present participle of surge.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rising of waves, or as if of waves.
  • n. In electricity, the undulatory movement of an electric charge, the motion being wave-like in character.
  • n. The condition of resonance: applied to electric eircuits when capacity, inductance, and frequency are so related to one another that the capacity reactance neutralizes the inductive reactance and high currents may flow at destructive voltages; synchronous apparatus when the electrical constants and the mechanical momentum are so related as to cause an oscillation of high amplitude and thereby an unsteady operation; steam-engines when the periods of the swing of the governors are equal and the engines alternately take up and drop the load, thereby causing unsteadiness of operation of the electric machines driven by the engines. Also called hunting, pumping, and resonance.
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  • adj. characterized by great swelling waves or surges
  • Verb Form
    surged    surges    surging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    step-up    increase    moving ridge    wave    inflate   
    Cross Reference
    billow   
    Form
    surged    surging    surgeless   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    spring    fountain    swell    away    sweep   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    converge    dirge    diverge    emerge    merge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rush    wave    pang    roar    spasm