Accretion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈkriːʃn|  American pronunciation of the word accretion
Brit.  |əˈkriːʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word accretion

noun

- an increase by natural growth or addition (syn: accumulation)
- something contributing to growth or increase
he scraped away the accretions of paint
the central city surrounded by recent accretions
- (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
- (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
- (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
- (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)

Extra examples

There was an accretion of ice on the car's windshield.

The question arises as to whether the accretion of more powers is the answer.

Word forms

noun
singular: accretion
plural: accretions
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