auxesis
Plural: auxeses
Noun
- Growth from an increase in cell size rather than cell number.
- growth from increase in cell size without cell division
- A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly
- Overstatement, hyperbole.
- A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly
- Arrangement of a series in ascending order.
- Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.
- The condition of being auxetic
Examples
- My score experienced a welcome auxesis after a single, well-placed word.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὔξησις (aúxēsis, “growth”), from αὐξάνω (auxánō, “to grow”).
Synonyms
amplificatio, amplification, climax, hyperbole, spin
Antonyms
antonym(s) of, catacosmesis, meiosis, merisis
Scrabble Score: 14
auxesis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordauxesis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
auxesis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary