accretion

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  • March 16. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    accretion noun english

    an increase by natural growth or addition

  • February 26. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    accretion noun english

    something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"

  • February 26. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    accretion noun english

    (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases

  • February 26. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    accretion noun english

    (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles

  • February 26. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    accretion noun english

    (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

  • February 26. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    accretion noun english

    (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)