Outgrowth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a natural consequence of development

the gradual beginning or coming forth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aʊtɡɹˈoʊθ/

🇬🇧British English

/aʊtɡɹˈəʊθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aʊtɡɹˈəʊθ/

2 syllables Say it as /aʊtɡɹˈoʊθ/.

Examples

figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
a bony process

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

branch growth process offshoot offset emergence appendage

Parts of Speech

noun	a natural consequence of development
noun	the gradual beginning or coming forth “figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece”
noun	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant “a bony process”

Word Forms

emerge	verb	become known or apparent
grow	verb	come into existence; take on form or shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auswuchs

eine natürliche Folge der Entwicklung

🇫🇷French

excroissance

une conséquence naturelle du développement

🇪🇸Spanish

excrecencia

una consecuencia natural del desarrollo

🇮🇹Italian

escrescenza

una conseguenza naturale dello sviluppo

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgroei

een natuurlijk gevolg van de ontwikkeling

🇵🇹Portuguese

conseqüência

uma consequência natural do desenvolvimento

🇷🇺Russian

отросток

естественное следствие развития

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिणाम

विकास का स्वाभाविक परिणाम

🇧🇩Bengali

বৃদ্ধি

উন্নয়নের একটি স্বাভাবিক ফলাফল

🇮🇳Tamil

வளர்ச்சி

வளர்ச்சியின் இயற்கையான விளைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

పెరుగుదల

అభివృద్ధి యొక్క సహజ పరిణామం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाढ

विकासाचा नैसर्गिक परिणाम

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૃદ્ધિ

વિકાસનું કુદરતી પરિણામ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ

ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಪರಿಣಾಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളർച്ച

വികസനത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വാഭാവിക പരിണതഫലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਧਾ

ਵਿਕਾਸ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਨਤੀਜਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترقی

ترقی کا قدرتی نتیجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生长物

发展的自然结果

🇯🇵Japanese

成長

発展の自然な結果

🇰🇷Korean

파생물

발달의 자연스러운 결과

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phát triển vượt bậc

một hệ quả tự nhiên của sự phát triển

🇹🇭Thai

ผลพลอยได้

ผลตามธรรมชาติของการพัฒนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

hasil

konsekuensi alami dari pembangunan

🇵🇭Filipino

paglaki

natural na bunga ng pag-unlad

🇲🇾Malay

hasil

akibat semula jadi daripada pembangunan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثمرة

نتيجة طبيعية للتنمية

🇮🇷Persian

برآمدگی

نتیجه طبیعی توسعه

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı büyüme

gelişimin doğal bir sonucu

🇮🇱Hebrew

פועל יוצא

תוצאה טבעית של התפתחות

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