Swelling

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Description

(Geology) Increase of volume of a rock when it absorbs water.

Synonyms and Related Terms

expansão por embebição (Port.); gonflement (Fr.)

Authority

Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.

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