Swell may refer to:
In nature
*Swell, another name for a geographic
hillock
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Swell (ocean), a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves
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Swell (geology) A swell in geology is a domed area of considerable areal extent.
According to Leser, it is also called a sill (geology), and is a gently arched landform of various orders of size in topographic, sub-glacial or sub-hydric Hydric soil is soil which i ...
, a large domed area
Places
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Swell, Somerset, a hamlet in the Somerset parish of Fivehead
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Swell, Gloucestershire
Swell is a civil parish in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 389.
Swell is located in the Cotswold district immediately west of the town of Stow-on-t ...
, England
Music
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Expression pedal, a control found on many organs and synthesizers, also called a swell box or swell pedal
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Swell (band)
Swell was an indie rock band formed in San Francisco in 1989 when David Freel (vocals/guitar) and Sean Kirkpatrick (drums) decided to record an album.
History
The band recorded a self-titled debut album and released it on Freel's own pSychosPe ...
, an indie rock band from San Francisco
*''Swell'', album by
Psyched Up Janis
*''Swell'', album by
Tiny Moving Parts
Tiny Moving Parts is an American rock band from Benson, Minnesota. Formed by brothers William and Matthew Chevalier, and their cousin Dylan Mattheisen, the band has released eight studio albums since their 2008 formation in junior high. Their epo ...
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Swell Maps, an experimental English rock group of the 1970s
People
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George Gilbert Swell
George Gilbert Swell (5 August 1923 – 25 January 1999) was a college professor, an Indian politician, an ambassador to several countries, a former Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and its member from Shillong in Meghalaya. Over a span of more ...
(1923–1999), Indian academic and politician
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Steve Swell (born 1954), American musician, composer and educator
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Steven Wells (1960–2009), punk poet and journalist known as Swells
Other uses
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Swell (bookbinding) In bookbinding, swell refers to the increased thickness of a textblock along its spine edge after sewing. Swell is a function of the number of sections
Section, Sectioning or Sectioned may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Section (mus ...
, a term in bookbinding
*Swell (gum), a brand of chewing gum produced by
Philadelphia Gum
The Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation was a Pennsylvania corporation formed on August 12, 1947, to manufacture candy, chewing gum, and specialty confectionery products. The company was also notable for its American Football Cards when in 196 ...
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Swell (exhibit) Swell (New York Art Show) is a survey of art inspired by surf and beach culture, curated by Tim Nye and Jacqueline Miro. The exhibition opened to the public on July 1, 2010 at the three locations in Chelsea, NY and included work by many members of t ...
, an art exhibition
*Swell, another word for a
dandy,
fop
Fop is a pejorative term for a foolish man.
FOP or fop may also refer to:
Science and technology
* Feature-oriented positioning, in scanning microscopy
* Feature-oriented programming, in computer science, software product lines
* Fibrodysplasia o ...
, or
macaroni
Macaroni (, Italian: maccheroni) is dry pasta shaped like narrow tubes.Oxford DictionaryMacaroni/ref> Made with durum wheat, macaroni is commonly cut in short lengths; curved macaroni may be referred to as elbow macaroni. Some home machines ...
*Swell, a slang term for "good", "
cool
Cool commonly refers to:
* Cool, a moderately low temperature
* Cool (aesthetic), an aesthetic of attitude, behavior, and style
Cool or COOL may also refer to:
Economics
* Country of origin labelling
* mCOOL - US consumer legislation to enforc ...
", or "nifty"
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Swell Radio
Swell Radio was a mobile radio streaming application that learned user listening preferences based on listening behavior, community filtering, and a proprietary algorithm. Originally designed for use while commuting to and from work, the service ...
, a former radio streaming application
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S'well
S'well is a reusable water bottle and insulated products company headquartered in Manhattan, New York. Sarah Kauss founded the company in 2010 and was the company's CEO until 2020.
History
S'well was founded by Sarah Kauss in 2010. She started ...
, reusable water bottle company
See also
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Swelling (disambiguation)
Swelling may refer to:
*Edema, a transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not caused by a tumor
*Die swell, the increase in cross-sectional area of a polymer after it exits an extrusion die
*Swelling capacity, the amount of liquid that ...
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Swelling (medical)
Edema, also spelled oedema, and also known as fluid retention, dropsy, hydropsy and swelling, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue. Most commonly, the legs or arms are affected. Symptoms may include skin which feels tight, the area ma ...
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Swell shark, a catshark
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Swell Foop
''Swell Foop'' is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the twenty-fifth book of the Xanth series.
The title is taken from a spoonerism for the Shakespearean phrase "one fell swoop," famously (but not first) spoken by the t ...
'', a book by Piers Anthony
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Sewell (disambiguation) Sewell may refer to:
*Sewell (name), a surname and given name, including lists of people with the name
*Sewell, Bedfordshire
*Sewell, Chile
*Sewell, New Jersey
*Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
*22815 Sewell, an asteroid
See also
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