Definition of auxesis Auxesis

aux•e•sis

We found 8 definitions of auxesis from 5 different sources.

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What does auxesis mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: auxesises

auxesis - growth from increase in cell size without cell division
  ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
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  • auxesis (Noun)
    Extreme hyperbole.
  • auxesis (Noun)
    Arranging words or clauses in a sequence of increasing force.
  • auxesis (Noun)
    Amplification in any form.
  • auxesis (Noun)
    The growth of an organism without cell division.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • auxesis (n.)
    A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • auxesis
    awk-sē′sis, n. gradual deepening in force of meaning: hyperbole. [Gr.]

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