Auxesis

Origin

From Ancient Greek αὐξάνειν (auxanein, "to grow").

Full definition of auxesis

Noun

1. (rhetoric) Extreme hyperbole.
2. (rhetoric) Arranging words or clauses in a sequence of increasing force.
3. (rhetoric) Amplification in any form.
4. (biology) The growth of an organism without cell division

Synonyms

• (a sequence of increasing force) climax, incrementum

Derived terms

• auxetic
• auxetically