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growing

/ growing /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
Type of:
production
Kinds of:
epitaxy
Domain:
electronics
adjective satellite Sense 2
increasing in size or degree or amount
"her growing popularity"
"growing evidence of a world depression"
"a growing city"
"growing businesses"
Similar:
increasing
adjective Sense 3
relating to or suitable for growth
"the growing season for corn"
"good growing weather"
Pertains to:
growth maturation development ontogeny ontogenesis
noun Sense 4
(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"
Opposites:
nondevelopment
Type of:
organic process biological process
Kinds of:
culture amelogenesis angiogenesis apposition auxesis
Derived:
develop grow produce get acquire
Domain:
biology biological science
adjective satellite Sense 5
having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life
"flourishing crops"
"flourishing chicks"
"a growing boy"
"fast-growing weeds"
"a thriving deer population"
Similar:
healthy
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

production epitaxy increasing organic process biological process culture amelogenesis angiogenesis apposition auxesis nondevelopment healthy