For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
Offspring, progeny
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
The act of diminishing the rate of speed.
The distance by which one wave is behind another.
The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
Extreme stupidity.
A decrease in the speed of telegraph signalling.
A suspension which resolves upwards.