Growth vs Upshift - What's the difference?
growth | upshift |
An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
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, title= (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
(biology) Something that grows or has grown.
(pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
(automotive) A shift to a higher gear
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, passage=For example, the vehicle starts off in second gear or an upshift takes place at lower engine speeds. }}
(science, engineering) A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency or growth
(automotive) To shift to a higher gear
(science, engineering) To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency or growth rate
As nouns the difference between growth and upshift
is that growth is an increase in size, number, value, or strength while upshift is a shift to a higher gear.As a verb upshift is
to shift to a higher gear.growth
English
(wikipedia growth)Noun
(en noun)Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.
Synonyms
* (increase in size) enlargement, expansion, increase, increment * (act of growing) development, maturation * (something that grows or has grown) vegetation * outgrowth, cancer, massAntonyms
* (increase in size) contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction * (act of growing) nondevelopmentDerived terms
* growth spurt * growth stock * overgrowth * undergrowthHyponyms
* tumorupshift
English
Noun
(en noun)citation
Verb
(en verb)- You can upshift to second gear once the car is moving.
- The frequency of the light is upshifted .