different between growth vs widening
growth
English
Etymology
From grow +? -th. Compare Old Frisian gr?d ("meadow, pasture"; > North Frisian greyde (“growth, pasture”)), Middle High German gruote, gruot (“greens, fresh growth, shoot”), Old Norse gróðr ("growth, crop"; > Faroese grøði, Danish grøde (“fruits”), Swedish gröda (“crop, harvest”)). More at grow.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??o??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?????/
- Rhymes: -???
Noun
growth (countable and uncountable, plural growths)
- An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
- (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
- (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
- (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
Synonyms
- (increase in size): enlargement, expansion, increase, increment
- (act of growing): development, maturation
- (something that grows or has grown): vegetation
- (pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor): outgrowth, cancer, mass
Antonyms
- (increase in size): contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction
- (act of growing): nondevelopment
Hyponyms
- (pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor): tumor
Derived terms
Translations
growth From the web:
- what growth mindset
- what growth zone am i in
- what growth mindset means
- what growth percentile is my child in
- what growth percentile is my baby in
- what growth stocks to buy now
- what growth plates close first
- what growth rate to use in dcf
widening
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?wa?d?n??/
Adjective
widening (not comparable)
- Growing wider or farther apart.
- 1920 — William Butler Yeats, The Second Coming
- 1920 — William Butler Yeats, The Second Coming
Noun
widening (plural widenings)
- The action of the verb widen.
- 1887 — Robert Louis Stevenson, The Merry Men, Olalla
- 1887 — Robert Louis Stevenson, The Merry Men, Olalla
Translations
Verb
widening
- present participle of widen
Anagrams
- indewing
widening From the web:
- what is meant by widening
- what widening joint
- widening what does it mean
- what is widening pulse pressure
- what is widening participation
- what is widening type conversion in java
- what does widening of the ac joint mean
- what is widening participation in higher education
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