outgrowth

[US]/ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/
[UK]/ˈaʊtɡroʊθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.natural result; byproduct;growth.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

natural outgrowth

inevitable outgrowth

organic outgrowth

economic outgrowth

cultural outgrowth

Example Sentences

Inflation is an outgrowth of war.

the book is an imaginative outgrowth of practical criticism.

an outgrowth of new shoots on a branch.

the eye first appears as an outgrowth from the brain.

with further outgrowth the radius and ulna develop.

This big shop is an outgrowth of my little shop I started three years ago.

Results Results showed that methylmercury inhibited the neurite outgrowth and survival of PC12 cells.

The tassel that graduates transfer from one side of the cap to the other as a sign of their elevation is an outgrowth of the medieval biretta worn by Roman Catholic clergy.

It never became firmly established here as a folk custom, however, and today's elaborate New Year's parade in Philadelphia is the only organized outgrowth of English mumming in the United States.

Real-world Examples

Bats are sort of a natural outgrowth of that. They're just fascinating animals.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

In the beginning, small bony outgrowths will form at the joint edges, called syndesmophytes.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

In some species, these bizarre outgrowth can account for almost 17 percent of the insect's body weight.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

They adorned the smallest crevices, some sprawling, others standing or hanging like coral outgrowths.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

This process sometimes leads to outgrowths called bone spurs, which also cause intense stiffness and joint pain.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

To perfectly imitate the bark, some of these mantises even now have outgrowths that hide the shape of their bodies.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

We have something that's an outgrowth of 70 years ago.

Source: Freakonomics

Stephanie Xenos sees it as an outgrowth of the kind of female empowerment that led to the Me Too movement.

Source: VOA Standard English_Life

Bats are sort of a natural outgrowth of that.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

Writing, or at least good writing, is an outgrowth of that urge to use language to communicate complex ideas and experiences between people.

Source: 2017 Hot Selected Compilation

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