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accretion (s), accretions (pl) (noun forms)
1. The growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, accumulation, fusion, inclusion, or the growing together of separate things.
3. A process by which a body of rock or a landmass increases in size as a result of material accumulating on or around it resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediments.
People who have money in the bank may expect interest to accrue or to grow as the years pass; so there are those who may then refer of the accretion of their capital.
2. In astronomy, a process in which matter that is revolving around an astronomical object is gradually pulled in and added to the body's mass as a result of gravity.3. A process by which a body of rock or a landmass increases in size as a result of material accumulating on or around it resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediments.
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accretion disk (s), accretion disks (pl) (noun forms)
A disk of interstellar material surrounding a celestial object with an intense gravitational field; such as, a black hole.
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cresc-, -cret, -crease
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