outgrowth
pronunciation
How to pronounce outgrowth in British English:
UK [ˈaʊtgrəʊθ]
How to pronounce outgrowth in American English:
US [ˈaʊtgroʊθ]
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- Noun:
- a natural consequence of development
- the gradual beginning or coming forth
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Word Origin
- outgrowth (n.)
- 1837, from out (adv.) + growth. Figurative sense "natural product" is earlier (1828).
Example
- 1. Not at allif those motions are a natural outgrowth of what you are saying .
- 2. Every price is the outgrowth of a definite constellation of demand and supply .
- 3. These four technologies there are all an outgrowth of google 's search engine .
- 4. Therefore , technological evolution is an outgrowth of-and a continuation of-biological evolution .
- 5. Media literacy courses are the logical outgrowth of high school civics , where students gain a basic understanding of american political institutions .