Swell may refer to:
In nature
*Swell, another name for a geographic
hillock
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Swell (ocean)
A swell, also sometimes referred to as ground swell, in the context of an ocean, sea or lake, is a series of mechanical waves that propagate along the interface between water and air under the predominating influence of gravity, and thus are of ...
, a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves
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Swell (geology), 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, England
Music
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Expression pedal
An expression pedal is an important control found on many musical instruments including organs, electronic keyboards, and pedal steel guitar. The musician uses the pedal to control different aspects of the sound, commonly volume. Separate expres ...
, a control found on many organs and synthesizers, also called a swell box or swell pedal
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Swell (band), an indie rock band from San Francisco
*''Swell'', album by
Psyched Up Janis
*''Swell'', album by
Tiny Moving Parts
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Swell Maps
Swell Maps were an English experimental DIY, early punk or post-punk rock group from Birmingham, England, active in various forms between 1972 and 1980. Influenced by bands such as T. Rex and the German krautrock groups such as Can and Faust ...
, 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
*Steve Swell (born 1954), American musician, composer and educator
*Steven Wells (1960–2009), punk poet and journalist known as Swells
Other uses
*Swell (bookbinding), a term in bookbinding
*Swell (gum), a brand of chewing gum produced by Philadelphia Gum
*Swell (exhibit), an art exhibition
*Swell, another word for a dandy, fop, or macaroni (fashion), macaroni
*Swell, a slang term for "good", "cool (aesthetic), cool", or "nifty"
*Swell Radio, a former radio streaming application
*S'well, reusable water bottle company
See also
*Swelling (disambiguation)
*Swelling (medical)
*Swell shark, a catshark
*''Swell Foop'', a book by Piers Anthony
*Sewell (disambiguation)
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