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• increment — I noun accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, enlargement, expansion, extension, gain, growth, increase, incrementum, raise, rise, supplement, surge associated concepts: unearned increment II index accretion …   Law dictionary

• Increment — In cre*ment, n. [L. incrementum: cf. F. incr[ e]ment. See {Increase}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement. [1913 Webster] The seminary that furnisheth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• increment — [in′krə mənt, iŋ′krə mənt] n. [ME < L incrementum < base of increscere, to INCREASE] 1. the fact of becoming greater or larger; increase; gain; growth 2. a) amount of increase [an annual increment of $300 in salary] b) an increase, usually… …   English World dictionary

• growth — I (evolution) noun advancement, development, evolvement, expansion, flowering, fruition, germination, improvement, maturation, movement toward adulthood, movement toward maturity, progress, ripening, sprouting, unfolding II (increase) noun… …   Law dictionary

• increment — (n.) mid 15c., act or process of increasing, from L. incrementum growth, increase; an addition, from stem of increscere to grow in or upon (see INCREASE (Cf. increase)). Meaning amount of increase first attested 1630s …   Etymology dictionary

• Increment borer — An increment borer is a specialized tool used to extract a section of wood tissue from a living tree without injuring the tree. The tool consists of a handle, an auger bit, and a small, half circular, metal tray (core extractor) that fits into… …   Wikipedia

• growth ring — In a cross section of the stem of a woody plant, the amount of wood added during a single growth period. In temperate regions this period is usually one year, in which case the growth ring may be called an annual ring. In tropical regions growth… …   Universalium

• growth ring — noun an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow • Syn: ↑annual ring • Hypernyms: ↑organic phenomenon * * * noun : a layer of wood developed during any one continuous growth period; usually : annual ring …   Useful english dictionary

• growth — Synonyms and related words: about face, abscess, access, accession, accomplishment, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, ague, alchemy, amplification, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• growth — noun a) an increase in size, number, value, or strength Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China. b) the act of growing, getting bigge …   Wiktionary

• increment — incremental /in kreuh men tl, ing /, adj. incrementally, adv. /in kreuh meuhnt, ing /, n. 1. something added or gained; addition; increase. 2. profit; gain. 3. the act or process of increasing; growth. 4. an amount by which something increases or …   Universalium