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Protuberance vs Growth - What's the difference?

protuberance | growth | Related terms |

Protuberance is a related term of growth.


As nouns the difference between protuberance and growth

is that protuberance is lump, protuberance while growth is an increase in size, number, value, or strength.

protuberance

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that protrudes.
  • * 1989 — Ben Aaronovitch, Remembrance of the Daleks
    • Ever since their creation the Daleks have been attempting to conquer and enslave as much of the universe as they could get their grubby little protuberances on.

    Related terms

    * protuberant

    growth

    English

    (wikipedia growth)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
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  • (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
  • (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
  • (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

    • Synonyms

    * (increase in size) enlargement, expansion, increase, increment * (act of growing) development, maturation * (something that grows or has grown) vegetation * outgrowth, cancer, mass

    Antonyms

    * (increase in size) contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction * (act of growing) nondevelopment

    Derived terms

    * growth spurt * growth stock * overgrowth * undergrowth

    Hyponyms

    * tumor