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