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Headway vs Growth - What's the difference?

headway | growth |

As nouns the difference between headway and growth

is that headway is movement ahead or forward while growth is an increase in size, number, value, or strength.

headway

English

Noun

  • Movement ahead or forward.
  • (nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
  • (countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
  • (uncountable, figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
  • (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
  • (coal-mining) A cross-heading.

    • Derived terms

    * make headway

    See also

    * seaway

    growth

    English

    (wikipedia growth)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
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  • (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
  • (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
  • (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

    • Synonyms

    * (increase in size) enlargement, expansion, increase, increment * (act of growing) development, maturation * (something that grows or has grown) vegetation * outgrowth, cancer, mass

    Antonyms

    * (increase in size) contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction * (act of growing) nondevelopment

    Derived terms

    * growth spurt * growth stock * overgrowth * undergrowth

    Hyponyms

    * tumor