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turgescency |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Turgescence \Tur*ges"cence\, Turgescency \Tur*ges"cen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. turgescence. See {Turgescent}.] 1. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity. --Johnson.
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