to surge

Definition of to surge in English English dictionary: The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501); To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly
A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.; To slack off a line; The maximum amplitude of a vehicles' forward/backward oscillation; A sudden rush, flood or increase which is transient
He felt a surge of excitement.; To rush, flood, or increase suddenly
Toaster sales surged last year.; {n} a swelling sea, a wave; {v} to rise high; A temporary, large increase in the voltage or current in an electric circuit or cable; a rapid rise in current or voltage, usually followed by a fall back to a normal level; If a physical force such as water or electricity surges through something, it moves through it suddenly and powerfully. Thousands of volts surged through his car after he careered into a lamp post, ripping out live wires; {i} large wave, billow; eruption, spurt; strong forward movement like that of a wave; short sudden jump in electrical voltage which is likely to damage electronic components (Electricity); The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips; a sudden forceful flow; A change in water level caused by the weather, that travels with about the same speed as the tide Small surges are caused by local weather (high barometric pressure and offshore winds lowering sea level), but large surges are caused by weather patterns some distance away Because the surge interacts with the tidal wave, times of high and low water may also be affected; To swell; to rise hifg and roll; a strong forward movement, as in: When the doors opened there was a surge in the crowd; A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current; A spring; a fountain; A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind; {f} rise and fall in or like waves; swell, heave, rise; increase suddenly (Electricity); The increase in sea water height from the level that would normally occur were there no storm Although the most dramatic surges are associated with hurricanes, even smaller low pressure systems can cause a slight increase in the sea level if the wind and fetch is just right It is estimated by subtracting the normal astronomic tide from the observed storm tide; If the mass flow through the compressor is reduced beyond a certain point, the directions of the velocities relative to the blading are so different from the blade angles that the flow breaks down completely The compressor is then said to surge; A surge is a sudden powerful movement of a physical force such as wind or water. The whole car shuddered with an almost frightening surge of power; rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"; To flow more rapidly than usually Said of a glacier; Transient current or voltage associated with lightning or switching; Changes in water level as a result of meteorological forcing (wind, high or low barometric pressure) causing a difference between the recorded water level and that predicted using harmonic analysis, may be positive or negative; A temporary high-current power line demand often developed during system turn on The system's line power source must be capable of supplying this temporary current without tripping a circuit breaker For audio equipment the surge current demand will not likely be sufficient to trip a circuit breaker except with very large equipment installations; see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead; A surge is a sudden large increase in something that has previously been steady, or has only increased or developed slowly. Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation The anniversary is bound to bring a new surge of interest in Dylan's work; rise or move foward; "surging waves"; A temporary and relatively large increase in the voltage or current in an electric circuit or cable Also called transient; The swell or heave of the sea; If something surges, it increases suddenly and greatly, after being steady or developing only slowly. The Freedom Party's electoral support surged from just under 10 per cent to nearly 17 per cent Surging imports will add to the demand for hard currency; To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan); see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"; A short-term positive change in amplitude of a voltage; A temporary large increase in the voltage or current in an electric circuit or cable; If a crowd of people surge forward, they suddenly move forward together. The photographers and cameramen surged forward. the crowd surging out from the church; A jet of material from active regions that reaches coronal heights and then either fades or returns into the chromosphere along the trajectory of ascent; The motion of, or produced by, a great wave; a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead; A large, destructive ocean wave caused by very low atmospheric pressure and strong winds Hurricanes often cause a surge of the ocean surface; A rapid rise in current or voltage, usually followed by a fall back to a normal level Also known as transient; rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes"; Is the reversal of flow within a dynamic compressor that takes place when the capacity being handled is reduced to a point where insufficient pressure is being generated to maintain flow Also known as pumping (030); (1) Long-interval variations in velocity and pressure in fluid flow, not necessarily periodic, perhaps even transient in nature (2) The name applied to WAVE motion with a period intermediate between that of an ordinary wind WAVE and that of the TIDE (3) Changes in WATER LEVEL as a result of meteorological forcing (wind, high or low barometric pressure) causing a difference between the recorded WATER LEVEL and that predicted using harmonic analysis, may be positive or negative; To slip along a windlass; A brief fluctuation in power, potentially harmful to electric and electronic equipment Surge GuardTM equipment offers some protection against the harmful effects of surges BACK TO TOP; a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"; A brief transient wave of voltage, current or power in an electrical circuit, lasting for less than 1% of the power wave cycle duration; A jet of material from an active region that reaches coronal heights and then either fades or returns into the chromosphere along the trajectory of ascent Surges typically last 10 to 20 minutes and tend to recur at a rate of approximately 1 per hour Surges are linear and collimated in form, as if highly directed by magnetic fields Compare spray; a large sea wave; A surge is a prolonged over-voltage condition Surges can damage electronics and corrupt or destroy data; a transient rise of pressure or flow; rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"; A rapid rise in current or voltage, usually followed by a fall back to a normal level Also referred to as transient