| 单词 | growth-gradient |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrowth-gradient growth-gradient n. Biology a continuous variation in the rate of growth along an axis of an organism, limb, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > rates of growth heterauxesis1886 heterogony1927 growth-gradient1929 isogony1932 allometry1936 isometry1950 1929 Nature 15 June 910/1 (heading) Growth-gradients and the axial relations of the body. 1932 J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth iii. 80 It was found that there existed within the limb what we may call a growth-gradient. 1956 C. H. Waddington Princ. Embryol. xiii. 292 It appears probable that there is a single continuous growth gradient with its high point towards the feet, falling off as one goes higher up the body. < as lemmas |
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