英语词汇“outgrowth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD FAMILY

outgrowth: outgrowths

USAGE EXAMPLES

Women’s groups report increased interest by younger women in political activism, a direct outgrowth of the November defeat.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016)

HUD is an outgrowth of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, and its original goal was to address the housing needs of America’s poor.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016)

“This is an outgrowth of the Oakland fire and certain political ambitions.”

Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016)

1n the gradual beginning or coming forth

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emergence, growth

rise

a growth in strength or number or importance

crime wave

a sudden rise in the crime rate

wave

something that rises rapidly

spike

a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

beginning

the event consisting of the start of something

2n a natural consequence of development

Syn|Hyper

branch, offset, offshoot

consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

3n a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

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appendage, process

horn

one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

horn

any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn

crest

a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

pseudopod, pseudopodium

temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion

flagellum

a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)

hair

a filamentous projection or process on an organism

cirrus

a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile

spine

a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

aculea

small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects

style

a slender bristlelike or tubular process

villus

a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane

tail

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

fetlock

projection behind and above a horse's hoof

tentacle

any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion

arista

bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies

acromial process, acromion

the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

ala

a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism

alveolar arch

the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set

alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge

a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth

acrosome

a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg

caruncle, caruncula

an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds

condyle

a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

coronoid process, processus coronoideus

a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone

epicondyle

a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments

fimbria

thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)

apophysis

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

spicule, spiculum

small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals

osteophyte

small abnormal bony outgrowth

papilla

a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather

papilla

a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell

appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process

a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal

process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull

styloid process

extends from the base of the temporal bone

pterygoid process

two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone

eminence, tubercle, tuberosity

a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

zygomatic process

a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch

trochanter

one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached

transverse process

one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs

odontoid process

a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck

metaphysis

the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis

olecranon, olecranon process

process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended

ridge

any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

excrescence

(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

papilla

(botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf

enation, plant process

a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ

antler

deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

tuft

a bunch of feathers or hair

topknot

showy crest or knot of hair or feathers

chorionic villus

one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta

rattle

loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

cockscomb, comb, coxcomb

the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

ray

any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

quill

a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog

stylet

small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade

bristle

a stiff hair

sensory hair, vibrissa, whisker

a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat

seta

a stiff hair or bristle

pilus

hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

brush

a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

bob, bobtail, dock

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

caudal appendage

tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus

uropygium

posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow

oxtail

the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups

fluke

either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean

scut

a short erect tail

flag

a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

antenna, feeler

one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

barbel, feeler

slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish

deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity

a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches

lappet, wattle

a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards

condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle

the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull

coronoid process of the mandible

the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle

lateral condyle

a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur

medial condyle

a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur

lateral epicondyle

epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur

superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus

a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket

vegetation

an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)

podetium

an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne

peristome

(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule

haustorium

a root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host

apophysis

(botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

callus

(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid

blister

(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

nodule, tubercle

small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant

spur

tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

aculeus

a stiff sharp-pointed plant process

acumen

a tapering point

fuzz, hair, tomentum

filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

leaf node, node

(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

burl

a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree

body part

any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

单词	outgrowth
释义	outgrowth (once / 5988 pages) n WORD FAMILY outgrowth: outgrowths USAGE EXAMPLES Women’s groups report increased interest by younger women in political activism, a direct outgrowth of the November defeat. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) HUD is an outgrowth of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, and its original goal was to address the housing needs of America’s poor. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) “This is an outgrowth of the Oakland fire and certain political ambitions.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016) 1n the gradual beginning or coming forth Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper emergence, growth rise a growth in strength or number or importance crime wave a sudden rise in the crime rate wave something that rises rapidly spike a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline beginning the event consisting of the start of something 2n a natural consequence of development Syn\|Hyper branch, offset, offshoot consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 3n a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper appendage, process horn one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates horn any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn crest a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal pseudopod, pseudopodium temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion flagellum a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism cirrus a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile spine a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin aculea small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects style a slender bristlelike or tubular process villus a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body fetlock projection behind and above a horse's hoof tentacle any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion arista bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies acromial process, acromion the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade ala a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism alveolar arch the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth acrosome a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg caruncle, caruncula an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds condyle a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone coronoid process, processus coronoideus a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone epicondyle a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments fimbria thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) apophysis (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra spicule, spiculum small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals osteophyte small abnormal bony outgrowth papilla a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather papilla a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull styloid process extends from the base of the temporal bone pterygoid process two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone eminence, tubercle, tuberosity a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament zygomatic process a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch trochanter one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached transverse process one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs odontoid process a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck metaphysis the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis olecranon, olecranon process process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended ridge any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane excrescence (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body papilla (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf enation, plant process a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ antler deciduous horn of a member of the deer family tuft a bunch of feathers or hair topknot showy crest or knot of hair or feathers chorionic villus one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta rattle loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail cockscomb, comb, coxcomb the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds ray any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish quill a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog stylet small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade bristle a stiff hair sensory hair, vibrissa, whisker a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat seta a stiff hair or bristle pilus hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism brush a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) bob, bobtail, dock a short or shortened tail of certain animals caudal appendage tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus uropygium posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow oxtail the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups fluke either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean scut a short erect tail flag a conspicuously marked or shaped tail antenna, feeler one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste barbel, feeler slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches lappet, wattle a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull coronoid process of the mandible the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle lateral condyle a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur medial condyle a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur lateral epicondyle epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket vegetation an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) podetium an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne peristome (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule haustorium a root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host apophysis (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers callus (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid blister (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin nodule, tubercle small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant spur tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers aculeus a stiff sharp-pointed plant process acumen a tapering point fuzz, hair, tomentum filamentous hairlike growth on a plant leaf node, node (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge burl a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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