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accretion noun
Meaning : An increase by natural growth or addition.
Synonyms : accumulation
Meaning : Something contributing to growth or increase.
Example :
He scraped away the accretions of paint.
The central city surrounded by recent accretions.
Meaning : (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases.
Meaning : (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles.
Translation in other languages :
Meaning : (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment.
Meaning : (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance).
