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Description of little or no economic growth as measured by changes in the gross domestic product (gdp). The U.S. economy during much of the 1970s and 1980s was characterized as no-growth since the gross domestic product showed only a negligible increase during much of the period.

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Growth of human tissue may result from an increase in the number of cells (hyperplasia), or an increase in the size of individual cells (hypertrophy), or a combination of the two. Growth is often confused with development and maturation. Development is the process by which a person or body structure becomes more specialized. Physical development usually results in an increase in the complexity of body structures; intellectual development arises largely from learning and is characterized by more complex behaviour. Maturation refers to the physiological and psychological ripening of a person or body part; its change towards the relatively stable, adult condition. See also muscle growth.

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1. A progression from a simple form to a more complex one: development, evolution, evolvement, progress, unfolding. See change/persist.
2. The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See increase/decrease.

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Definition: development, progress
Antonyms: abatement, decrease, diminishment, failure, lessening, reduction, shrinking, stagnation, underdevelopment

Increase in size. The growth of human tissue may take place by hypertrophy (enlargement of individual cells), hyperplasia (increase in number of cells), or a combination of the two processes.

IN BRIEF: A becoming larger or a developing.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth. — George Washington (1732-1799).

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Quotes:

"We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness." - Bern Williams

"There is no growth without discontent." - Source Unknown

"What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth. No smallest atom of our moral, mental, or physical structure can stand still a year. It grows -- it must grow; nothing can prevent it." - Mark Twain

"Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars." - Brian Tracy

"When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great. And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys." - Robert Louis Stevenson

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates

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A dream in which we witness something growing (e.g., a plant) can represent ways in which we have grown personally, or ways in which our life situation has changed and grown.

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1. the progressive increase in size of a living thing, especially the process by which the body reaches its point of complete physical development.
2. an abnormal formation of tissue, such as a tumor.

• g. arrest line — a radiologically detectable line parallel to the growth plate in the metaphysis that indicates a temporary cessation of bone growth.
• g. check — an event or state, usually the result of inadequate nutrition, parasitism or other disease, which temporarily reduces or stops growth in a young animal. Often followed by a period of compensatory growth.
• compensatory g. — increased growth rate during a time period as a result of lower than normal growth rate during a previous period.
• g. cone — bulbous enlargement at the tip of every growing axonal fiber in the fetus, from which many long filapodia extend.
• g. curve — the curve obtained by plotting increase in size or numbers against the elapsed time.
• g. disorders — are sometimes traceable to excess or shortage of pituitary secretions, and may arise from hereditary defects or from glandular abnormalities. Abnormally large secretions of growth hormone can produce gigantism. Failure of the pituitary gland to develop sufficiently or to secrete adequate amounts of growth hormone may result in dwarfism. In adulthood, overproduction of growth hormone may lead to acromegaly.
• g. factor — substances which act as local regulators of cell division and function; classified as autocrine (act on cells of the same class) or paracrine (act on cells of a different class).
• hematopoietic g. factors — see colony-stimulating factors.
• one-step g. curve — a plot typical of the rapid growth of a virus in cell culture when all cells are infected simultaneously.
• g. plate — the epiphyseal cartilage at which new bone formation occurs to lengthen long bones during their growth phase. Called also physis. See also epiphyseal plate.
• g. promotants — includes all agents used to increase the rate of body weight gain. Used principally in food animals but also in horses with a view to increasing muscle mass and physical performance, and in any species to hasten recuperation in animals debilitated by illness. Pharmaceutical preparations are principally anabolic steroids. Husbandry procedures include estrogen and zearalenone implants and dietary supplementation with antibiotics, monensin and, in the case of pigs, copper.
• g. rate — rate of increase in body weight per unit of time, e.g. lb/day in beef cattle.
• recombinant g. factor — recombinant growth hormone.
• g. retardation — stature smaller than normal; called also runt.
• g. retardation lattice — radiodense metaphyseal lines parallel to the epiphyseal plate developing in fetal bone.
• transforming g. factor [beta] — a family of extracellular signaling molecules important in the transformation of cells and in growth and development.

n

An increase in size.

For a list of words related to growth, see:

• Signs and Symptoms - growth: abnormal formation on or in body; tumor
• Environment, Ecology, and Animal Behavior - growth: basic capacity of all organisms to develop or increase, usu. by assimilation of nutriments

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vækst, udvidelse, tiltagen, vegetation, svulst

idioms:

• growth hormone    væksthormon
• growth industry    vækstindustri, branche som er i vækst
• growth ring    årring
• growth stock    aktier der stiger kraftigt i værdi

Nederlands (Dutch)
groei, aanwas, aangroei, gezwel, het kweken, druivenoogst, begroeiing

Français (French)
n. - croissance, pousse, croissance (de la population), expansion (de l'économie), augmentation de, hausse de, (Méd) grosseur, tumeur, (Bot) pousse

idioms:

• growth hormone    hormone de croissance
• growth industry    industrie en expansion
• growth ring    (Bot) anneau (sur un arbre)
• growth stock    (US) valeurs de croissance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wachstum, Wuchs, Bewuchs, Geschwulst

idioms:

• growth hormone    Wachstumshormon
• growth industry    Wachstumsindustrie
• growth ring    Jahresring
• growth stock    Wachstumsaktien

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάπτυξη, αύξηση, μεγάλωμα, καλλιέργεια, παραγωγή, (παθολ.) νεοπλασία, σάρκωμα, όγκος

idioms:

• growth hormone    αυξητική ορμόνη
• growth industry    (οικον.) ταχέως αναπτυσσόμενος βιομηχανικός κλάδος
• growth ring    δακτύλιος κορμού δέντρου
• growth stock    (οικον.) μετοχές με καλές προοπτικές αύξησης της χρηματιστηριακής τους αξίας, μάλλον παρά της μερισματικής τους απόδοσης

Italiano (Italian)
crescita, incremento, vegetazione, tumore

idioms:

• growth hormone    ormone della crescita
• growth industry    area industriale in rapido sviluppo
• growth ring    cerchio di crescita annuale degli alberi
• growth stock    azioni (in borsa) promettenti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - crescimento (m), vegetação (f), tumor (m), origem (f)

idioms:

• growth hormone    hormônio (m) de crescimento
• growth industry    indústria (f) em crescimento
• growth ring    camada (f) lenhosa anual (Agr.) (Bot.)
• growth stock    aumento de estoque

Русский (Russian)
рост, прирост, выращивание, нарост, новообразование (опухоль)

idioms:

• growth hormone    гормон роста
• growth industry    быстро развивающаяся отрасль промышленности
• growth ring    кольцо на срезе растения, указывающее на его возраст
• growth stock    акции, ценность которых возрастает

Español (Spanish)
n. - incremento, aumento, crecimiento, desarrollo, vegetación, cultivo, planta, recuperación, bulto, excrecencia

idioms:

• growth hormone    hormona de crecimiento
• growth industry    industria en desarrollo o en expansión
• growth ring    anillo de crecimiento
• growth stock    acciones con perspectivas de mejorar en precio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - växt, tillväxt, utveckling, odling, produktion, vegetation, skörd, svulst (med.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生长, 栽培, 种植

idioms:

• growth hormone    生长激素
• growth industry    发展特快的新行业
• growth ring    年轮, 生长轮
• growth stock    增长股

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生長, 栽培, 種植

idioms:

• growth hormone    生長激素
• growth industry    發展特快的新行業
• growth ring    年輪, 生長輪
• growth stock    增長股

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 成長, 発達, 増加, 成長したもの, 茂み, 栽培, できもの, 腫瘍, 成育, 発生物

idioms:

• growth hormone    成長ホルモン, 生長ホルモン
• growth industry    成長産業
• growth ring    生長輪, 年輪
• growth stock    成長株

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نمو, تطور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גדילה, צמיחה, התפתחות, טיפוח היבול, יבול הבציר, גידול בגוף‬

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