different between protrusion vs growth

English

Etymology

From French protrusion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

protrusion (countable and uncountable, plural protrusions)

1. (uncountable) The act of protruding.

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2. (uncountable) The state of being protruded.

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3. (countable) Anything that protrudes.

   Synonym: protuberance

Antonyms

• indentation

Related terms

• protuberance

Translations

See also

• hernia

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)

1. An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

2. (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
3. (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
4. (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

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