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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-growth.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-əʊθ|-əʊθ
Etymology
grow + -th
Noun
en-noun
- an increase in size, number, value, or strength
- biology the act of growing, getting bigger or higher
- biology something that grows or has grown
- pathology an abnormal mass such as a tumor
Synonyms
(increase in size): enlargement, expansion, increase, increment
(act of growing): development, maturation
(something that grows or has grown): vegetation
(pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor): outgrowth, cancer, mass
Antonyms
(increase in size): contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction
(act of growing): nondevelopment
Hyponyms
(pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor): tumor
Translations
trans-top|increase in size
Czech: růst m
Dutch: groei, toename, aanwas, was
Finnish: kasvu
French: croissance f
German: Wachstum n
Hebrew: גדילה (gdilɑ) f, צמיחה (tsmiḥɑ) f
trans-mid
Italian: crescita f
Portuguese: acréscimo m
Slovene: rast f, porast f
Swedish: stigande n, tilltagande n, tillväxt c, utvidgning c
trans-bottom
trans-top|act of growing
Dutch: groei
Finnish: kasvu
Hebrew: צמיחה (tsmiḥɑ) f
trans-mid
Italian: crescita f
Portuguese: crescimento m
Slovene: rast f
Swedish: tillväxt c, växt c, utveckling c
trans-bottom
trans-top|something that grows or has grown
Dutch: groei
Finnish: kasvu
trans-mid
Hebrew: צמחייה (tsimḥiɑ) f
Slovene: rastje n
Swedish: vegetation c, växt c, växtlighet c
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trans-top|pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor
Finnish: kasvain
German: Geschwulst f
trans-mid
Hebrew: גידול (gidul) m
Swedish: svulst c, växt c, utväxt c
trans-bottom
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ttbc|Frisian: groei, oanwaaks
ttbc|Spanish: crecimiento
Derived terms
overgrowth
undergrowth
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