English dictionary

growing

/'gr/oU//I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

(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

noun.process

Synonyms development growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny

Antonyms nondevelopment

Source: WordNet 3.0
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

noun.process

Source: WordNet 3.0