period of growth

  • 1growth — [ grouθ ] noun *** ▸ 1 a gain in number, etc. ▸ 2 economic increase ▸ 3 when living things grow ▸ 4 emotional development ▸ 5 something that grows ▸ 6 lump in/on living thing 1. ) singular or uncount an increase in the number, size, or importance …

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  • 2growth ring — ► NOUN ▪ a concentric layer of wood, shell, or bone developed during a regular period of growth …

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  • 3grand period of growth — the time during which a cell, organ, or organism is developing; especially : that period of development characterized by rapid increase in size …

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  • 4growth — /grohth/, n. 1. the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. 2. size or stage of development: It hasn t yet reached its full growth. 3. completed development. 4. development from a simpler to a more complex stage:… …

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  • 5growth */*/*/ — UK [ɡrəʊθ] / US [ɡroʊθ] noun Word forms growth : singular growth plural growths 1) [singular/uncountable] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something growth in: a substantial growth in the number of available jobs growth of: the… …

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  • 6growth ring — noun an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow • Syn: ↑annual ring • Hypernyms: ↑organic phenomenon * * * noun : a layer of wood developed during any one continuous growth period; usually : annual ring …

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  • 7growth ring — noun Date: 1907 a layer of wood (as an annual ring) produced during a single period of growth …

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  • 8growth ring — noun a concentric layer of wood, shell, or bone developed during an annual or other regular period of growth …

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  • 9growth — W2 [grəuθ US grouθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(business/economy)¦ 3¦(size/strength)¦ 4¦(importance)¦ 5¦(personal development)¦ 6¦(disease)¦ 7¦(growing thing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: grow] 1.) …

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  • 10Period (gene) — period serina Identifiers Organism D. melanogaster Symbol per Entrez …

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