growth

[grohth]

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.

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.

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.

Origin of growth

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

Related formsan·ti·growth, adjectivepre·growth, nounre·growth, nounsu·per·growth, noun, adjective

Synonyms for growth

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

Antonyms for growth

1. decline, decrease.

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Examples from the Web for regrowth

Historical Examples of regrowth

The regrowth of an amputated limb or the healing of a wound is the same process partially carried out.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Charles Darwin
From this he concludes that it is necessary for regrowth that a small portion of the limb should be left.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Charles Darwin
The regrowth had slowly extended from the margin of the forest to the centre of the burn until it was restocked.
The Spell of the Rockies
Enos A. Mills

British Dictionary definitions for regrowth

regrowth

noun

the growing back of hair, plants, etc

the resurgence of an industry, economy, etc

growth

noun

the process or act of growing, esp in organisms following assimilation of food

an increase in size, number, significance, etc

something grown or growinga new growth of hair

a stage of development

any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour

(modifier) of, relating to, causing or characterized by growtha growth industry; growth hormone

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Word Origin and History for regrowth

1741, from re- + growth.

growth

1550s, from grow + -th (2), on model of health, stealth, etc. Cf. Old Norse groði, from groa "to grow." In this sense, Old English used grownes.

regrowth in Medicine

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.

regrowth in Science

growth

[grōth]

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.