Growth — synonyms, definition

1. growth (Noun)

accretion accrual accumulation addition advance agglomeration aggregation amassing arm augmentation betterment bough bower branch build bulge bulk cancer collecting copse • • •

growth (Noun) — (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. ex. "he proposed an indicator of osseous growth in children"

growth (Noun) — A progression from simpler to more complex forms. ex. "the growth of culture"

growth (Noun) — A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important. ex. "the growth of population"

growth (Noun) — Vegetation that has grown. ex. "a growth of trees" ex. "the only growth was some salt grass"

growth (Noun) — The gradual beginning or coming forth. ex. "figurines presage the growth of sculpture in Greece"

growth (Noun) — (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumour).

growth (Noun) — Something grown or growing. ex. "a growth of hair"

article beginning biological process botany development evolution flora illness malady object organic process physical object physical process process sickness unwellness vegetation accession accretion accumulation amelogenesis angiogenesis anthesis apposition auxesis blossoming broadening caenogenesis cainogenesis cenogenesis cohesion cultivation culture cytogenesis cytogeny dentition efflorescence • • • gastrulation isometry