accretion

What does accretion mean?

• noun

  an increase by natural growth or addition

• noun

  (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases

• noun

  (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles

• noun

  (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

• noun

  (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)

• noun

  something contributing to growth or increase

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