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accreted, past participle; accreted, past tense; accretes, 3rd person singular present; accreting, present participle;
  1. Grow by accumulation or coalescence
    • - ice that had accreted grotesquely into stalactites
  2. Form (a composite whole or a collection of things) by gradual accumulation
    • - the collection of art he had accreted was to be sold
  3. (with reference to matter or a body) Come or bring together under the influence of gravitation
    • - the gas will cool and then accrete to the galaxy's core
  1. grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together"
  2. grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"
  3. (accretion) an increase by natural growth or addition
  4. (accretion) (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
  5. (accretion) (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
  6. (accretion) (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
  7. (Accretion (astrophysics)) In astrophysics, the term accretion is used for at least two distinct processes.
  8. (Accretion (atmosphere)) Accretion is an atmospheric science term for when an ice crystal or snowflake hits a supercooled liquid droplet, which then freeze together. This increases the size of the water particle. A common example of this that is visible to people is graupel.
  9. (Accretion (coastal management)) Accretion (coastal management), is the process of coastal sediments returning to the visible portion of a beach or foreshore following a submersion event. ...
  10. (Accretion (finance)) In finance, accretion is the change in the price of a bond bought at a discount to the par value of the bond .
  11. (Accretion (geology)) Accretion is a process by which material is added to a tectonic plate or a landmass. This material may be sediment, volcanic arcs, seamounts or other igneous features.
  12. : To grow together, combine; : To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; : To make adhere; to add; Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter; Grown together - Gray
  13. (Accreting) The notional principal amount of accreting instruments increases over their life according to a pre-set schedule or pre-defined index. ...
  14. An accreting principal is one which increases during the life of the deal.  See amortising, bullet.
  15. (Accretion) The gradual addition to the shore or bank of a waterway. The land generally becomes the property of the owner of the shore or bank, except where statutes specify otherwise.
  16. (Accretion) Right of inheritance by survival
  17. (Accretion) An addition to land from natural causes as, for example, from gradual action of the ocean or river waters.
  18. (Accretion) a natural increase of land along the shores of a body of water.
  19. (accretion) The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of an ice crystal or snowflake with a supercooled liquid droplet that freezes upon impact.
  20. (accretion) Accumulation of dust and gas onto larger bodies such as stars, planets and moons.
  21. (accretion) the increase or addition of land by the deposit of sand or soil washed up naturally from a river, lake, or sea.
  22. (ACCRETION) The growth in size of a parcel of land as a result of the actions of such natural forces as wind or water.
  23. In geography, accretion means the land increasing due to sediment being added to it.
  24. (accretion) A theory of continental growth by the addition of successive geosynclines to the craton.
  25. (Accretion) A process by which land on a shore or riverbank increases gradually by the deposit of sand or soil upon the shore or riverbank.