accretion
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～ (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
accretion
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～ something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
accretion
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～ (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
accretion
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～ (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)
accretion
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～ an increase by natural growth or addition
accroides
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～ an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
accrual
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～ the act of accumulating
accruement
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～ the act of accumulating
acculturation
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～ the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
acculturation
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～ the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
acculturation
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～ all the knowledge and values shared by a society
accumulation
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～ an increase by natural growth or addition
accumulation
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～ several things grouped together or considered as a whole
accumulation
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～ the act of accumulating
accumulation
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～ (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
accumulator
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～ (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
accumulator
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～ a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
accumulator
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～ a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
accuracy
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～ the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
accuracy
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～ (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"