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growth

N การพัฒนา การ ขยายตัว การ เพิ่มขึ้น การ แพร่กระจาย increase decrease reduction kan-pad-ta-na

growth

N การเจริญเติบโต การ เป็นผู้ใหญ่ สิ่ง ที่ งอก ขึ้น increase decrease reduction kan-ja-roen-toeb-to

growth

N แหล่งกำเนิด laeng-kam-noed

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GROWTH

n.The gradual increase of animal and vegetable bodies; the process of springing from a germ, seed or root, and proceeding to full size, by the addition of matter, through ducts and secretory vessels. In plants, vegetation. We speak of slow growth and rapid growth; of early growth; late growth and full growth. 1. Product; produce; that which has grown; as a fine growth of wood.
2. Production; any thing produced; as a poem of English growth.
3. Increase in number, bulk or frequency.
4. Increase in extent or prevalence; as the growth of trade; the growth of vice.
5. Advancement; progress; improvement; as growth in grace or piety.

GROWTHEAD, GROWTNOL

n. 1. A kind of fish.
2. A lazy person; a lubber.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GROWTH

Growth, n. Etym: [Icel. groGrow.]

1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc. ; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth. Shak.

2. That which has grown or is growing; anything produced; product; consequence; effect; result. Nature multiplies her fertile growth. Milton.

GROWTHEAD

Growt "head `, n. Etym: [Lit. , greathead.]

Defn: A lazy person; a blockhead. [Obs. ] Tusser.

GROWTHFUL

GROWTHFUL Growth "ful, a.

Defn: Having capacity of growth. [R.] J. Hamilton.

New American Oxford Dictionary

growth

growth |grōTH ɡroʊθ | ▶noun 1 the process of increasing in physical size: the upward growth of plants | the growth of the city affects the local climate. • the process of developing or maturing physically, mentally, or spiritually: keeping a journal can be a vital step in our personal growth. • the increase in number and spread of small or microscopic organisms: some additives slow down the growth of microorganisms. • the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance: the rates of population growth are lowest in the north. • increase in economic value or activity: the government aims to get growth back into the economy. 2 something that has grown or is growing: a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin. • Medicine & Biology a tumor or other abnormal formation. 3 a vineyard or crop of grapes of a specified classification of quality, or a wine from it.

growth company

growth com pa ny ▶noun a company that is growing rapidly in comparison to other companies in its field or the economy as a whole.

growth factor

growth fac tor ▶noun Biology a substance, such as a vitamin or hormone, that is required for the stimulation of growth in living cells.

growth fund

growth fund ▶noun a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are expected to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

growth hormone

growth hor mone ▶noun a hormone that stimulates growth in animal or plant cells, esp. (in animals ) a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

growth industry

growth in dus try ▶noun an industry that is developing particularly rapidly.

growth ring

growth ring |ɡroʊθ rɪŋ | ▶noun a concentric layer of wood, shell, or bone developed during an annual or other regular period of growth.

growth stock

growth stock ▶noun a company stock that tends to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

Oxford Dictionary

growth

growth |grəʊθ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the process of increasing in size: the upward growth of plants | the growth of the city affects the local climate. • the process of developing physically, mentally, or spiritually: keeping a journal can be a vital step in our personal growth. • the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance: the rates of population growth are lowest in the north. • increase in economic activity or value: the government aims to get growth back into the economy. 2 something that has grown or is growing: a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin. • Medicine & Biology a tumour or other abnormal formation. 3 a vineyard or crop of grapes of a specified classification of quality, or a wine from it.

growth company

growth com pa ny ▶noun a company that is growing rapidly in comparison to other companies in its field or the economy as a whole.

growth factor

growth fac ¦tor ▶noun Biology a substance, such as a vitamin or hormone, which is required for the stimulation of growth in living cells.

growth fund

growth fund ▶noun a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are expected to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

growth hormone

growth hor |mone ▶noun a hormone which stimulates growth in animal or plant cells, especially (in animals ) that secreted by the pituitary gland.

growth industry

growth in |dus |try ▶noun an industry that is developing particularly rapidly.

growth ring

growth ring ▶noun a concentric layer of wood, shell, or bone developed during an annual or other regular period of growth.

growth stock

growth stock ▶noun a company stock that tends to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

American Oxford Thesaurus

growth

growth noun 1 population growth: increase, expansion, augmentation, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, buildup. ANTONYMS decrease. 2 the growth of plants: development, maturation, growing, germination, sprouting; blooming. ANTONYMS withering. 3 the marked growth of local enterprises: expansion, extension, development, progress, advance, advancement, headway, spread; rise, success, boom, upturn, upswing. ANTONYMS failure, decline. 4 a growth on his jaw: tumor, malignancy, cancer; lump, excrescence, outgrowth, swelling, nodule; cyst, polyp.

Oxford Thesaurus

growth

growth noun 1 many countries have rapid population growth: increase, expansion, augmentation, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, amplification, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, build-up; development, evolution. ANTONYMS decrease. 2 the hormone stimulates the growth of the pancreas: growing, extension, widening, thickening, broadening, heightening, swelling, magnification, ballooning. ANTONYMS shrinking. 3 harsh weather stunts the growth of plants: development, maturation, growing, germination, shooting up, springing up, sprouting; blooming, flourishing, thriving; rare vegetation, burgeoning, pullulation. ANTONYMS withering. 4 the marked growth of local enterprises: expansion, development, progress, advance, advancement, headway, improvement, furtherance, extension, spread, buildout, escalation; rise, success, thriving, flourishing, blooming; boom, upturn, upswing. ANTONYMS decline; failure. 5 he went to hospital to have a growth removed: tumour, cancerous growth, malignant growth, malignancy, cancer; lump, outgrowth, swelling, protuberance, protrusion, knob, nodule; cyst, polyp; technical process, bulla; rare excrescence, intumescence, tumescence, tumefaction. WORD LINKS growth -plasia prefix related to growth, as in dysplasia, achondroplasia onco- relating to growths, as in oncogenic -oma suffix related to growths, as in carcinoma, melanoma oncology branch of medicine concerned with growths Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

growth

growth /ɡroʊθ /〖原義は 3 ;〗→grow 名詞複～s /-s /1 U (経済産業組織などの )発展 , 発達, 伸張 ; (感情思想生活様式などの )進展, 重要性の高まり ▸ growth rates [prospects, forecasts ]成長率 [成長の見込み ]▸ the steady [rapid, fast ] economic growth of Japan 日本の安定した [急速な ]経済成長 .2 U «…における » (数量大きさ程度などの )増加 , 増大 «in , of » ; «…の分量の » 増加 «of » (!いずれも具体例ではa ～) ▸ We've seen [There's been ] a growth in the number of elderly people needing care .介護を必要とする老人の数が増えている (!｟コーパス｠この場合 … a growth of the number of …はofが続くことになるので｟まれ｠) ▸ a growth of 1--2 \% in spending 1--2 \%の支出の増加 .3 U a. (人動植物細胞などの )成長 , 発育 ; (細胞血管などの ) 増殖, 形成 ▸ record the growth of the children 子供の成長を記録する ▸ stimulate [encourage ] hair growth ≒… the growth of hair 発毛を刺激する [促す ].b. «…としての » (人の精神的な )成長, 発達, 形成 «as » ▸ emotional [intellectual ] growth 感情 [知 ]的発達 ▸ personal growth 人格形成 ▸ watch her growth as an actress 女優としての彼女の成長を見守る .4 U 〖具体例では可算〗伸びた [生えた ]物〘ひげ髪爪（つめ）植物など〙; C 〘医〙(体外体内の )はれ, しこり , (特に )腫瘍（しゅよう）▸ There's three days' growth of beard on his chin .彼のあごは3日間ひげが伸び放題だ ▸ New growth can be delayed by late spring frost .新芽は春の遅霜で生長が遅れることがある ▸ a cancerous growth 癌腫（がんしゅ）.5 U 起源 (origin )～́ à rea [c ò mpany ]成長分野 [企業 ].～́ c ù rve 成長カーブ [伸び率曲線 ].～́ f à ctor 成 [生 ]長促進因子〘ビタミンホルモンなど〙.～́ f ù nd グロースファンド〘成長重視の投資信託〙.～́ h ò rmone 成長ホルモン .～́ ì ndustry [m à rket ]成長 (が期待できる )産業 [市場 ].～́ rec è ssion 景気後退 .～́ r ì ng 〖通例～s 〗(木の )年輪 .～́ sp ù rt 急激に成長する時期, 成長期 .～́ st ò cks [sh à res ]成長株 .