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growth

[grohth]

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noun

the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.

size or stage of development: It hasn't yet reached its full growth.

completed development.

development from a simpler to a more complex stage: the growth of ritual forms.

development from another but related form or stage: the growth of the nation state.

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something that has grown or developed by or as if by a natural process: a growth of stubborn weeds.

Pathology. an abnormal increase in a mass of tissue, as a tumor.

origin; source; production: onions of English growth.

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adjective

of or denoting a business, industry, or equity security that grows or is expected to grow in value over a long period of time: a growth industry; a growth stock.

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Growth is always a great word to know.

So is bezoar. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
1550–60; see grow, -th¹; probably cognate with Old Norse grōthr

Related forms

an·ti·growth, adjective

pre·growth, noun

re·growth, noun

su·per·growth, noun, adjective

Synonyms
1. augmentation, expansion. 6. result, outgrowth. 7. excrescence.

Antonyms
1. decline, decrease.

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Managing that growth successfully can be even harder.

And while the academic job market has improved slightly, it's still not a growth industry.

Also bad for growth are high inflation and political instability.

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Managing that growth successfully can be even harder.

And while the academic job market has improved slightly, it's still not a growth industry.

Also bad for growth are high inflation and political instability.

West's old growth forests may look thinner in the future.

Small breeds share a gene variant that limits their growth.

Scientists can estimate the ages of these dinosaurs by examining their bone microstructure for growth rings.

If an own-root rose freezes to the ground, any new growth that emerges will be the same variety.

It turned out that those subjects with a growth mindset were significantly better at learning from their mistakes.

More short children are being given growth hormone in the hope that an extra inch will protect their supposedly fragile psyches.

Figures adjusted for inflation depict actual growth above the rate of inflation.

Odd though it seems, however, the growth in the world's population is actually slowing.

And this urban growth is set to continue for decades.

New research confirms that social complexity enriches cognitive growth.

Human population growth has destroyed lion habitat and placed lions in direct conflict with people.

Naturally a large shrub or small tree but variable in size, growth rate, and habit.

As your child grows, it's fun to track their development on a growth chart.

Growth hormone deficiency refers to abnormally short height in childhood due to the lack of growth hormone.

Critics of global capitalism often claim that, when it comes to helping the poor, growth is beside the point.

Explosive population growth is driving human evolution to speed up around the world, according to a new study.

The accelerated growth of enamel crystals within the demineralized lesion initiates reminerization of the tooth.

Among birds, feather growth is relatively straightforward.

Where winters are too cold for year-round growth outdoors, lavenders are good container plants for sunny windows.

Doctors can now prescribe a growth hormone for children who are short but otherwise in good health.

The glut of idling new cars tells one part of the story: strong growth.

Rice usually grows best in hot, humid climates, where roots can be submerged in water for growth.

The report also pooh-poohs the popular comparison of the growth of cities with biological organisms.

It changes their growth rate, but it also changes the way they process those nutrients internally.

To prevent lanky, floppy growth on some summer- and fall-blooming perennials, control growth early in the season.

It's an enzyme activator, a cell growth factor, and a component of cell membranes.

It makes sense to think the pause in growth will be temporary.

Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar to growth rings on trees.

Since their exoskeleton is not shed, molluscan shells must enlarge to accommodate body growth.

The wealth that poured in led to a population spike and the small town's rapid growth.

The best time to prune is in spring, when new growth emerges.

The aggregate data show no long-run negative effect of population growth upon standard of living.

Pollution and physical barriers to root growth promote loss of urban tree cover.

Growth is widely thought to be the panacea for all the major economic ills of the modern world.

Humidity had spurred the growth of mold, and there were even more holes in the pages than before.

When vigorous growth spreads beyond the design, cut it away and remove any roots.

Metropolitan growth worldwide has sparked a renaissance in models for urban planning.

For years, scientists have proposed supercharging algae growth by dumping tons of iron into the ocean.

The growth mind-set principle has helped me a great deal.

In the growth rings, we're looking for about a nickel's width.

Rhizomes produce new plants from growth points along their sides.

Android's growth should come as no surprise to mobile enthusiasts.

Urban growth has brought economic gain, but it comes at a price.

Since the room for growth is hugely larger than the room to fail, the net effect is growth.

Once the vine has reached the roof, direct its growth horizontally, tying it in place.

The sector is facing slow growth in the number of users and absence of auditing mechanisms that help market research.

This, in turn, inhibits growth by crowding other organs.

Genetic manipulation might seem the best way to quickly boost characteristics essential to plant growth and crop yields.

Cut back hard in late winter to promote more compact, bushy growth.

The limits to growth are finally upon us, and we're living on borrowed time.

Population growth and greater demand for land are serious obstacles in the effort to combat this problem.

Deciduous trees start their growth with a burst of new leaves or flowers in early spring, then remain in leaf through summer.

Smart growth is an approach to development aimed at addressing the problems posed by urban sprawl.

Control plant growth by pinching back shoot tips during the growing season.

Using potted plants, compare their growth if you use fertilizer and plant food to their growth if you don't.

To control growth and shape the plants, pinch back new shoots.

Calamagrostis x acutiflora has a vertical growth habit and showy seed heads.

Wood may die back in hard freezes, but new growth comes on quickly.

Don't expect such growth the first year after transplanting, though.

Stems bear a plant's growth buds, leaves, and flowers.

If plants start looking ragged, mow or shear before new growth beings in spring.

Tip-pinch young growth to induce branching, reduce tendency toward legginess.

Need little pruning except to remove wayward or dead growth.

New growth is greenish gold, maturing to bright golden yellow add to my plant list.

Move plants to larger pots as growth requires'don't let them become root-bound.

But if growth is progressing significantly out of bounds, you may have to dig out the portions that have gone too far.

Korean native resembling forsythia in growth habit and abundance of mid to late winter blooms.

By ensuring a nitrogen supply for the springtime growth surge, you'll encourage young trees to get established quickly.

Average to good soil and ample water produce the fastest growth and the largest leaves.

Don't cut into bare wood beyond leaves-plant may not send out new growth.

Use pruning shears on large-leafed shrubs, cutting off growth branch by branch.

If plant is too thick and tangled for selective thinning, cut it to the ground before spring growth begins.

Despite the bad reputation it got from athletes who abused it, human growth hormone has helped tens of thousands of children.

What is relevant for growth is the capacity of a political system to identify problems and opporrunities for.

But humans' long period of growth and development¿18 years or more¿is one of the things that sets.

Densely foliaged plants with elliptical to oval leaves and bright-colored new growth that matures to dark.

The growth hormone test measures the amount of growth hormone in the blood.

The two-part article found that growth in athletics donations has cut into academic gifts on many campuses.

Stunted growth can have health repercussions throughout a baby's life, he says.

Nasal mucus has growth factors that, when increased in numbers, can lead to production of new smell receptors and.

The argument that population growth inevitably spurs economic growth is.

For cuts that involve cutting above a growth bud, angle.

Xbox s one gaming platform that has seen a huge growth in one particular gaming.

What the record shows about growth after the tax cuts.

Growth should not be viewed negatively in distance education, which is becoming more popular with students every year.

Surgeons report success in first human bone growth procedure using fat stem cells--with no culturing necessary.

We are at our best as a nation when trying times lead us to redemption, growth and inspiration.

Growth habits of jasmines range from vining to vining-shrubby to.

Then the only growth opportunity will lie in poaching customers from other companies.

During the economic downturn, the nation's community colleges have experienced extraordinary growth under duress.

Whether the slower growth will last remains to be seen.

Archaeologists have linked the change to population growth and.

New growth is dusty blue green, maturing to dark green.

If you don't mind injections directly into your heart and limbs, vascular endothelial growth factor may be for you.

Like a tree's concentric growth rings, a small bone within a fish's ear also contains a record of its growth.

Booming population growth among the living, according to one rumor, outpaces the dead.

It is impossible to overlook the rapid growth that's taken place here in a generation.

Researchers discover stem cells that initiate and maintain the growth of brain cancer tumors.

Average growth does not mean a whole lot when translated to income growth for all but the highest earners, an economist writes.

Now is the time to leverage our colleges to become engines of export and national growth.

Similar to growth rings on a tree, fast-growing bones have lots of blood vessels.

Take a virtual tour into the growth of a tumor and watch how blood vessels help tumors grow and metastasize.

Aside from soaring real estate prices, credit growth has.

They also have a line marking where growth paused, then another pulse of growth.

She also ponders the makeup of dark matter, unseen particles that have shaped the growth of the entire cosmos.

The final shape of the crystal reflects these growth conditions.

Apple has managed logic-defying growth via its combination of popular hardware, software and services.

The technology could be the difference between population growth and decline in the endangered species.

The pattern of lines etched into the enamel at growth intervals resembled that of a modern child.

Start taking human growth hormone and you'll feel faster, younger, more fit.

Holtz noted that the new study of dino respiration syncs nicely with recent research into dinosaur growth rates.

Growth habits of jasmines range from vining to vining-shrubby to decidedly shrubby.

Anti-Taser protections is a growth business, apparently.

All that growth takes lots of steel and cement and hence pours carbon into the air-but in time it should drive down emissions.

From this, scientists will be able to further study the growth and decline of different tree species.

It inhibited the growth of non-small cell lung cancer.

Growth and climate change may team to force water shortages in many cities by mid-century.

That's a fairly startling trend, and suggests that the growth of urbanism could spark a boom in creativity and innovation.

Excess brain growth may be the first sign of autism.

As you wrote, no eggshells are found, and the skeletons are at a growth stage older than hatchlings.

But in a larger historical perspective, that kind of growth is exceptional.

Population growth and relocation is threatening rural environments across the world.

In the face of mounting resistance to antibiotics, doctors seek to fool bacteria and deprive them of a critical growth factor.

But even that kind of modest domestic expansion is a route to growth.

Food-borne pathogens and parasites are more prolific in warmer climates, and spices can kill or inhibit their growth.

Researchers use carbon nanotubes and electricity to coax the growth of stronger, bone-cushioning tissue.

He continues to grow as expected and is right on target for his age in growth and health.

Growth can come from making things efficient in the model of finite resources.

To make plants denser and more uniformly compact, pinch new spring growth to force branching.

The findings contradict current models of yeast growth.

Using the diagram on the pages as a guide, read the first step in the growth process.

Worms, such as the night crawler, eat leaf litter which acts as a rooting medium for new growth.

Besides effectively preventing weed growth, it warms the soil early in the season, speeding the growth of heat-loving.

But the birds' habitat is increasingly vulnerable to water pollution linked to mining, tourism, and population growth.

Breakthroughs in clean energy technology could spur new jobs and economic growth.

Small clusters of white to deep pink flowers on dense prickly stems of new growth or on short, lateral branches of older stems.

Population growth and global warming will only worsen those problems.

It's best to base your fertilizing schedule on the growth of the tree.

But rapid growth and popularity with visitors can place stress on communities.

Countries with the fastest and slowest growth forecasts.

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World English Dictionary

growth (ɡrəʊθ)

—n
1.	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.	any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour
6.	(modifier) of, relating to, causing or characterized by growth: a growth industry; growth hormone

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Medical Dictionary

growth (grōth)
n.

The process of growing.
Full development; maturity.
An increase, as in size, number, value, or strength.
Something that grows or has grown.
An abnormal mass of tissue, such as a tumor, growing in or on an organism.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

growth (grōth) Pronunciation Key
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. In humans, certain body parts, like hair and nails, continue to grow throughout life.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

growth

the increases in cell size and number that take place during the life history of an organism.

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