different between rising vs inflammation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?z??/

Verb

rising

1. present participle of rise

Noun

rising (plural risings)

1. Rebellion.
2. The act of something that rises.

   the risings and fallings of a thermometer

3. (US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.

   salt rising; milk rising

Translations

Adjective

rising (not comparable)

1. Going up.
2. Planned or destined to advance to an academic grade in the near future, after having completed the previous grade; soon-to-be.

Antonyms

• (going up): falling

Related terms

• rise

Translations

Preposition

rising

1. (US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.

   a horse rising six years of age

Anagrams

• siring

English

Etymology

From Middle French inflammation, from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nfl??me???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)

1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
2. The state of being inflamed
3. (pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
4. (archaic) Violent excitement

   an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties

   Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:inflammation

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.fla.ma.sj??/
• Homophone: inflammations

Noun

inflammation f (plural inflammations)

1. inflammation

References

• “inflammation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).