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rate of growth

n. the rate of increase in size per unit time [syn: growth rate]

Usage examples of "rate of growth".

This matter, which is highly injurious to most plants, did not kill or stop the growth of the tips, and only slightly lessened the rate of growth of the whole radicle.

We can sometimes seethe reason why one tree will not take on another, from differences in their rate of growth, in the hardness of their wood, in the period of the flow or nature of their sap, &amp.

A third influence of the Moon was discovered in 1998: a clear association between tides and the rate of growth of trees.

Fortunately, the rate of growth was slow-as slow, almost, as it was persistent.

This was a deduction arrived at not from observing his own rate of growth, which was not easily measured because he lacked objectivity and distance.

The chain reaction reached a moment of stability, at last unable to sustain its geometric rate of growth.

They argue that the best we can hope for is a stabilization of clusters which might unfavorably alter the ecological balance of existing Anchors, but that Anchors can't support their populations at their rate of growth.

Pink Blossom was showing a decline in its rate of growth and might have concluded that their vision of tomorrow might need a little polishing in order to get the troops enthusiastic about their work.

Wolff could not, at this moment, imagine what biological mechanisms could bring about this phenomenal rate of growth.

The ability may rest in a superior rate of growth enabling them to rise above the shade of neighboring plants.