outgrowth
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++out·growth /ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ $ -ɡroʊθ/ noun [countable] 1 RESULTsomething that develops from something else, as a natural result of it 自然结果，后果，副产品outgrowth of Crime is often an outgrowth of poverty. 犯罪常常是贫穷的产物。2. technicalHB something that grows out of something else 〔某物上的〕生长物，长出物Examples from the Corpus
outgrowth• Likewise a bronze sculpture is considered an outgrowth of the wax or plaster model from which it is cast.• The Super Bowl was an outgrowth of the desire to take advantage of the merger as quickly as possible.• Like the ascetic movement of which it was an outgrowth, monasticism had its origins in the Middle East.• Graham is clearly meant to be a satiric outgrowth of the nasty society he lives in.• The eye first appears as a cup-shaped outgrowth from the brain.• These germs are small outgrowths on the skin arranged locally in a hexagonal pattern.• That break in faith is the outgrowth of a spirit of violence.outgrowth of• These new family structures are an outgrowth of rising divorce rates.out·growth nounChineseSyllable
develops Corpus else, result as something natural that a from something
outgrowth
out‧growth /ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ $ -ɡroʊθ/
noun [countable]
outgrowth of
Crime is often an outgrowth of poverty.
2. technical something that grows out of something else
out‧growth /ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ $ -ɡroʊθ/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: grower, growth, undergrowth, outgrowth, overgrowth; adjective: growing, grown, overgrown; verb: grow, outgrow
1. something that develops from something else, as a natural result of itoutgrowth of
2. technical something that grows out of something else