Auxesis

Meaning

Noun

●

In Rhetoric:

A

rhetorical device

whereby the

is made

, particularly

Overstatement, hyperbole.

Arrangement of a

in

order.

●

In Biology:

Biological growth, (now usually

to)

or growth of an

that due to

division.

●

In Chemistry:

The

of being auxetic

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Origin

auxesis

English

αὐξάνειν

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Antonyms

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