1) Accumulation 2) An added part 3) Coastal geography 4) Growth 5) Growth in size or extent 6) Increase 7) Increment 8) Process of growth 9) Slow buildup 10) The result of this process
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- an increase by natural growth or addition
- (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)
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a process by which material is added to a tectonic plate.
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Growth of a cloud or precipitation particle by the collision and union of a frozen particle (ice crystal or snowflake) with a super-cooled liquid droplet which freezes on impact.
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accumulation; addition of parts to form a whole
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• (n.) The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth. • (n.) The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth. • (n.) Concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the ...
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(from the article `hydrosphere`) The Earth is thought to have accreted from a cloud of ionized particles around the Sun. This gaseous matter condensed into small particles that ... [7 related articles]
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The addition of air particles to hydrated drops (snow, rain, sleet, etc.) by coagulation as the drops fall through the sky.
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In general, a process of growth by accumulation and adhesion. In the context of the origin of planetary systems (see planetary systems, formation), accretion is the process by which small particles collide and stick together to form larger objects in a protoplanetary disk. Once a large enough body h...
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Accumulation of dust and gas into larger bodies such as stars, planets and moons.
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1. Increase by addition to the periphery of material of the same nature as that already present; e.g., the manner of growth of crystals. ... Synonym: accrementition. ... 2. In dentistry, foreign material (usually plaque or calculus) collecting on the surface of a tooth or in a cavity. ... 3. A growing together. ... Origin: L. Accretio, fr. Ad, to, ...
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(ә-kre´shәn) growth by addition of material. accumulation. adherence of parts normally separated.
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Accretion refers to the addition, without an election, of a group of employees to an existing bargaining unit.
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n. the increase of land by the washing of the seas or rivers i.e. deposition. Also used to refer to growth in assets. eg. in trusts, a beneficiary's increase in benefits is termed accretion. In reference to discount bonds, it describes the accumulation of value until maturity.
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Growth of precipitation particles by collision of ice crystals with supercooled liquid droplets which freeze on impact
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Growth or increase in the value or amount of something. See financial terms
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An accumulation of dust and gas into larger bodies such as stars, planets and moons, or as discs around existing bodies.
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Ac·cre'tion noun [ Latin accretio , from accrescere to increase. Confer Crescent , Increase , Accrue .] 1. The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth. Arbuthnot.
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the growing of separate things into oneÂ
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The growth of the continental masses over geologic time via the addition of marine sediments. These sediments are added on to the edges of the continents through tectonic collision with other oceanic or continental plates.
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Accumulation of dust and gas into larger bodies.
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The accumulation of (beach) sediment, deposited by natural fluid flow processes.
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accumulation noun an increase by natural growth or addition
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an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent. · the result of this process. · an added part; addition: The last part of the legend is a later accretion. · the growing together of separate parts into a single whole. · increase of property by gradual natural additions, as of land by all...
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an increase by natural growth or addition
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