outgrowth

  • 1outgrowth — [n1] projection bulge, enlargement, excrescence, jut, node, offshoot, outcrop, process, prolongation, prominence, protuberance, shoot, sprout, swelling; concepts 471,824 Ant. ingrowth outgrowth [n2] product, consequence aftereffect, branch, by… …

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  • 2Outgrowth — Out growth , n. That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3outgrowth — I noun aftereffect, aftermath, development, effect, end result, eventuality, eventuation, excrescence, fruit, issue, offshoot, offspring, repercussion, result, resultance, resultant, sequel, sprout, yield II index amount (result), boom… …

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  • 4outgrowth — ► NOUN 1) something that grows out of something else. 2) a natural development or result …

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  • 5outgrowth — [out′grōth΄] n. 1. the act of growing out 2. a result; consequence; development 3. that which grows out; offshoot …

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  • 6outgrowth — out·growth au̇t .grōth n 1) the process of growing out <in vitro, dopamine modifies axonal and dendritic outgrowth (Linda C. Mayes)> 2) something that grows directly out of something else <an outgrowth of hair> <a bony… …

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  • 7outgrowth — UK [ˈaʊtˌɡrəʊθ] / US [ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ] noun [countable] Word forms outgrowth : singular outgrowth plural outgrowths something that develops from something else The Internet itself is an outgrowth of a computer network in the US Defense Department …

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  • 8outgrowth — noun Date: 1837 1. a process or product of growing out < an outgrowth of hair > 2. consequence, by product < crime is often an outgrowth of poverty > …

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  • 9outgrowth — n. a direct outgrowth * * * [ aʊtgrəʊθ] a direct outgrowth …

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  • 10outgrowth — out|growth [ˈautgrəuθ US grouθ] n 1.) something that develops from something else, as a natural result of it outgrowth of ▪ Crime is often an outgrowth of poverty. 2.) technical something that grows out of something else …

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