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underswell en · NOUN

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Etymology

From under- + swell.

Meanings

1. An undercurrent.
2. A swelling undersection.
   • Something had altered the normal perspectives of the room. Trying to focus on the grey underswell of the ceiling, I listened for footsteps outside. Sure enough, the corridor wall began to retract. 1963, J. G. Ballard, Passport to Eternity:

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