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- Dictionarygrowth/ɡrəʊθ/
noun
- 1. the process of increasing in size: "the upward growth of plants" Similar Opposite
- 2. something that has grown or is growing: "a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin"
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1. a (1) : a stage in the process of growing : size. (2) : full growth. b. : the process of growing. c. : progressive development : evolution. d. : increase, expansion. the growth of the oil industry. 2. a. : something that grows or has grown. a growth of willows. b. : an abnormal proliferation of tissue (such as a tumor) c. : outgrowth. d.
the process of developing or of increasing in size: [ U ] Plant growth is most noticeable in spring. [ U ] His budget is designed to promote economic growth in this country. A growth is also tissue growing on the outside or inside of a person, animal, or plant which is caused by a disease.
An increase in the size of an organism or part of an organism, usually as a result of an increase in the number of cells. Growth of an organism may stop at maturity, as in the case of humans and other mammals, or it may continue throughout life, as in many plants.
The noun growth is the process of something becoming bigger. If you mentioned the growth of your family, you might mean that babies were born or people got married, increasing your family's size. Growth is an increase in physical size, like the growth of a sapling into a mature tree.
n. 1. a. The process of growing. b. Full development; maturity. 2. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution. 3. An increase, as in size, number, value, or strength; extension or expansion: population growth. 4. Something that grows or has grown: a new growth of grass. 5.
the process of developing or of increasing in size: [ U ] Plant growth is most noticeable in spring. [ U ] His budget is designed to promote economic growth in this country. A growth is also tissue growing on the outside or inside of a person, animal, or plant which is caused by a disease.
Growth in a person, animal, or plant is the process of increasing in physical size and development. ...hormones which control fertility and body growth. Cells divide and renew as part of the human growth process.
[uncountable] the process in people, animals or plants of growing physically, mentally or emotionally. Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth. Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth. nutrients for plant growth. a concern with personal (= mental and emotional) growth and development.
growth meaning, definition, what is growth: an increase in amount, number, or size: Learn more.
Expected to have or investing in businesses expected to have higher-than-average increases in revenues and returns. A growth stock; a growth fund. American Heritage. Of or designating a stock, mutual fund, etc. or a company, industry, etc. whose value or earnings grow at a rate above average. Webster's New World.
