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- Dictionarygrowth/ɡrōTH/
noun
- 1. the process of increasing in physical 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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The meaning of GROWTH is a stage in the process of growing : size. How to use growth in a sentence.
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 is an increase in physical size, like the growth of a sapling into a mature tree. There are other kinds of growth, like your sister's personal growth since she started to meditate every day.
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.
1. (Biology) the process or act of growing, esp in organisms following assimilation of food. 2. an increase in size, number, significance, etc. 3. something grown or growing: a new growth of hair. 4. a stage of development. 5. (Pathology) any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour.
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.
Definition of growth noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
growth meaning, definition, what is growth: an increase in amount, number, or size: Learn more.
1. [noncount]:the process of growing: such as. a:natural increase in size. He had a growth spurt when he was 16 years old. She's concerned that the medication might slow/stunt her child's growth. — often + of. the growth of facial hair. the growth of a crystal. b:the process of forming or developing something.
