Meaning & Definition of Growth in English
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Growth
/groʊθ/
noun
1. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
- A purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- "He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
synonym:
- growth,
- growing,
- maturation,
- development,
- ontogeny,
- ontogenesis
2. A progression from simpler to more complex forms
- "The growth of culture"
synonym:
- growth
3. A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
- "The increase in unemployment"
- "The growth of population"
synonym:
- increase,
- increment,
- growth
4. Vegetation that has grown
- "A growth of trees"
- "The only growth was some salt grass"
synonym:
- growth
5. The gradual beginning or coming forth
- "Figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in greece"
synonym:
- emergence,
- outgrowth,
- growth
6. (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
synonym:
- growth
7. Something grown or growing
- "A growth of hair"
synonym:
- growth
Examples of using
This growth ought to be removed immediately.
Tom has a growth on his arm.
Tom has a two days' growth of beard.