GROWING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does growing mean? 

• GROWING (noun)
  The noun GROWING has 2 senses:

1. (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

2. (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

  Familiarity information: GROWING used as a noun is rare.

• GROWING (adjective)
  The adjective GROWING has 1 sense:

1. relating to or suitable for growth

  Familiarity information: GROWING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROWING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

development; growing; growth; maturation; ontogenesis; ontogeny

Context example:

he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

Hypernyms ("growing" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Meronyms (parts of "growing"):

gastrulation (the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Domain member category:

isometry (the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "growing"):

psychogenesis (a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind)

life cycle (the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced)

masculinisation; masculinization; virilisation; virilization (the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction))

morphogenesis (differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism))

myelinisation; myelinization (the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber)

neurogenesis (the development of nerve tissues)

palingenesis; recapitulation (emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species)

proliferation (growth by the rapid multiplication of parts)

intussusception ((biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall)

psychogenesis (the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors)

psychomotor development (progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities)

psychosexual development ((psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage)

rooting (the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow)

suppression (the failure to develop some part or organ)

dentition; odontiasis; teething (the eruption through the gums of baby teeth)

teratogenesis (the development of defects in an embryo)

vegetation (the process of growth in plants)

cultivation (the process of fostering the growth of something)

culture ((biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar))

amelogenesis (the developmental process of forming tooth enamel)

angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels)

apposition ((biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material)

auxesis (growth from increase in cell size without cell division)

anthesis; blossoming; efflorescence; florescence; flowering; inflorescence (the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms)

caenogenesis; cainogenesis; cenogenesis; kainogenesis; kenogenesis (introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution))

cohesion ((botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals))

juvenescence (the process of growing into a youth)

cytogenesis; cytogeny (the origin and development and variation of cells)

foliation; leafing ((botany) the process of forming leaves)

fructification (the bearing of fruit)

gametogenesis (the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis)

germination; sprouting (the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow)

habit (the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal))

infructescence (the fruiting stage of the inflorescence)

Derivation:

grow (increase in size by natural process)

grow (cause to grow or develop)

grow (develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("growing" is a kind of...):

production (the act or process of producing something)

Domain category:

electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "growing"):

epitaxy (growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate)

• GROWING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or suitable for growth

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

good growing weather

Pertainym:

growth ((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)

 Context examples 

He felt amused, and at the same time was aware of a growing dislike for the other.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The land was divided by long rows of trees, not regularly planted, but naturally growing; there was great plenty of grass, and several fields of oats.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Family and friends have noticed your growing maturity and accorded you much admiration for how well you are doing.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

He looked at me and then up at the still quivering bell with an ever-growing astonishment upon his face.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We lived among many peoples, and I grew to be a woman; but Kinoos, growing old, took to him no other woman, nor did I take a man.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

“The numbness is growing. I can hardly move my hand. You will have to speak louder. The last lines are going down.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

This prevents tumors from growing and spreading around the body.

(Molecule in Immune System Able to Trigger 'Suicide' of Cancerous Tumors, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Although plastic waste per person is highest in high-income countries, most mismanaged waste tends to arise from low-to-middle-income countries, where waste management systems have not kept pace with growing populations and industrialisation.

(Microplastic pollution adds to oceans’ problems, scidev.net)

Using these samples, the researchers were able to reconstruct the total lifespan and juvenile growth rates of trees that were growing during both industrial and pre-industrial climate conditions.

(Amount of carbon stored in forests reduced as climate warms, University of Cambridge)

Lead researcher Maria Papamichael from La Trobe said the findings added to a growing body of evidence that a healthy diet could be a potential therapy for childhood asthma.

(Fish-Rich Diet Beneficial for Children with Asthma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)