ALL meanings of auxesis
aux·e·sis
A a - noun auxesis growth in animal or plant tissues resulting from an increase in cell size without cell division 3
- noun auxesis the process of cell growth caused by the increase of cell volume prior to cell division 3
- noun auxesis growth, especially that resulting from an increase in cell size. 1
- noun auxesis (rhetoric) Extreme hyperbole. 1
- noun auxesis (rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly. 0
- noun auxesis (biology) Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division. 0