What is "auxesis"

Auxesis \Aux*e"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. ? increase, fr. ?, ?, to increase.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.

n. 1 (context rhetoric English) Extreme hyperbole. 2 (context rhetoric English) Arranging words or clauses in a sequence of increasing force. 3 (context rhetoric English) amplification in any form. 4 (context biology English) The growth of an organism without cell division

n. growth from increase in cell size without cell division

Auxesis (, aúxēsis) is the Greek word for "growth" or "increase". In rhetoric, it refers to varying forms of increase:

• hyperbole (overstatement): intentionally overstating a point, its importance, or its significance
• climax (ascending series): a series of clauses of increasing force
• amplificatio (rhetorical increase): extension or exaggerated, needless repetition of arguments to emphasize the point

In Ancient Greece, it was also sometimes known as auxanein ("growing").

Auxesis may refer to:

• Auxesis (genus), a genus of longhorn beetles
• Auxesis (biology), expansion of cell size
• Auxesis (figure of speech), exaggerated language
• Auxesis (festival), Annual Techno-Cultural-Management Festival of Dibrugarh University

Auxesis (from the Greek word meaning increase; grow) refers to growth from an increase in cell size rather than an increase in the number of cells. Auxetic growth occurs in certain tissues, such as muscle, of the higher animals as well as in some organisms, such as nematodes, tunicates, and rotifers.

In plant physiology, an auxetic substance will tend to increase cell growth without any cell division. Auxins are auxetic plant hormones.

Auxesis is the annual techno-cultural-management festival of Dibrugarh University, Assam which is organised by the constituent institute Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology. It is generally a four-day event held mostly in late September or in early October. The festival was first held in September 2011 and since then, it is conducted every year.

The main tagline of this festival is: Imagine, Innovate and Create. However, the theme is changed every year with the new phase of organizing committee. With more than 60 events this festival, in its 5th edition (October 2015), witnessed a footfall of over 20,000 people across the country.