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- Dictionaryaccretion/əˈkriːʃn/
noun
- 1. growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter: "the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves" Similar
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Accretion is a noun that means a gradual increase or growth by the addition of new layers or parts. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and usage of accretion in different contexts, such as business, geology and astronomy.
- English (US)
ACCRETION meaning: 1. a gradual increase or growth by the...
- Znaczenie Accretion, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ACCRETION definicja: 1. a gradual increase or growth by the...
- Traditional
ACCRETION translate: 堆積，積聚；逐漸的增加，增大. Learn more in the...
- Translate English to Portuguese
accretion translate: acreção, adição. Learn more in the...
- Accretion Disk
Examples of how to use “accretion disk” in a sentence from...
- Simplified
ACCRETION translate: 堆积，积聚；逐渐的增加，增大. Learn more in the...
- Accrual
ACCRUAL definition: 1. a gradual increase in an amount of...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
ACCRETION 의미, 정의, ACCRETION의 정의: 1. a gradual increase or...
- English (US)
Accretion is the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup, such as the increase of land by natural forces or the addition of external parts or particles. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and legal and medical meanings of accretion.
Accretion is an increase in size or extent by natural growth or gradual external addition. It can also refer to the growing together of separate parts or the result of this process. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences of accretion.
Accretion definition: an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.. See examples of ACCRETION used in a sentence.
The process of increasing can be called accretion. Although you may say that stalactites "grow" from the ceilings of caves, they actually form from an accretion of limestone and other minerals. So what's the difference between an addition and an accretion?
1. a. Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion. b. Something contributing to such growth or increase: "the accretions of paint that had buried the door's details like snow" (Christopher Andreae). 2. Biology The growing together or adherence of parts that are normally separate. 3. Geology. a.
Accretion is a process or result of gradual growth or accumulation of a material. Learn how accretion applies to rocks, ice, limestone, and more with examples and usage.
