Noun

• S: (n) accretion, accumulation (an increase by natural growth or addition)
• S: (n) accretion (something contributing to growth or increase) "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
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• S: (n) accretion ((astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases)
• S: (n) accretion ((biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles)
• domain category
• S: (n) biology, biological science (the science that studies living organisms)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
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• S: (n) accretion ((geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment)
• S: (n) accretion ((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))