auxesis

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1)  A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly
 * 2)  Overstatement, hyperbole.
 * 3)  Arrangement of a series in ascending order.
 * 4)  Biological growth,  expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.
 * 5) * 1940 November 9, Nature, 618/1:
 * Botanists do still distinguish between auxesis or growth by expansion, and merisis or growth by cell-multiplication.
 * 1)  The condition of being auxetic
 * Botanists do still distinguish between auxesis or growth by expansion, and merisis or growth by cell-multiplication.
 * 1)  The condition of being auxetic

Synonyms

 * ,, (good) spin
 * See hyperbole
 * See climax

Antonyms

 * See understatement
 * See catacosmesis