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Swollen vs Substorm - What's the difference?

swollen | substorm |

As an adjective swollen

is distended.

As a verb swollen

is past participle of lang=en.

As a noun substorm is

a phenomenon in which a magnetotail becomes swollen and unstable.

swollen

English

Adjective

(more)
  • distended

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * English adjectives ending in -en

    substorm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) A phenomenon in which a magnetotail becomes swollen and unstable.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 23, author=Warren E. Leary, title=Five New Satellites With a Mission of Finding a Source of Color in Space, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=At times, however, energy builds up within the magnetic field until it suddenly breaks loose into what is called a substorm , releasing a burst of electrical current that turns the auroras into pulsing red, purple and white colors. }}