growth :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture"

n. (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

n. the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

development, maturation, growing, ontogeny, ontogenesis

n. (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; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"

accumulation, accretion

n. an increase by natural growth or addition

accumulation, accrual, accruement

n. the act of accumulating

buildup, build-up

n. the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"

branch, offset, outgrowth, offshoot

n. a natural consequence of development

cancer

n. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

lump, swelling, puffiness

n. abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

morning, dawn

n. the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"

development

n. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"

increase

n. a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"

boom, goldmine, bonanza

n. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

surge, billow

n. a large sea wave

swell, crestless wave

n. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

jump, leap

n. a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"

rise, ascent, ascension

n. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

stage, phase

n. any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"

development, evolution

n. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"

change

n. the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"

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