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Noun
/əˈkrēSHən/,
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accretions, plural;
  1. The process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter
    • - the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves
    • - the growing accretion of central government authority
  2. A thing formed or added by such growth or increase
    • - about one-third of California was built up by accretions
    • - the city has a historic core surrounded by recent accretions
  3. The coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies

  1. an increase by natural growth or addition
  2. something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
  3. (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
  4. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
  5. (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
  6. (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)
  7. In astrophysics, the term accretion is used for at least two distinct processes.
  8. 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), is the process of coastal sediments returning to the visible portion of a beach or foreshore following a submersion event. A sustainable beach or foreshore often goes through a cycle of submersion during rough weather then accretion during calmer periods. ...
  10. 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 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. The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth; The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth; concretion; coherence of ...
  13. (Accretions) Employees added to the bargaining unit once a union is certified as a representative of the bargaining unit.
  14. (Accretions) increase of land by natural build-up, for example, sand bars or flood plain.
  15. (Accreting) The notional principal amount of accreting instruments increases over their life according to a pre-set schedule or pre-defined index. ...
  16. An accreting principal is one which increases during the life of the deal.  See amortising, bullet.
  17. An increase in dry land by gradual deposit of waterborne, solid material and riparian land, i.e., accretion by alluvion. The owner of riparian land becomes owner of title to land formed by accretion. Antonym: erosion.
  18. The growth in size of a parcel of land as a result of the actions of such natural forces as wind or water.
  19. A process by which land on a shore or riverbank increases gradually by the deposit of sand or soil upon the shore or riverbank.
  20. An addition to land through natural causes.
  21. Gradual buildup of soil by action of water or wind.
  22. The increase or addition of land by the deposit of sand or soil washed up naturally from a river, lake or sea.
  23. The natural growth of a piece of land resulting from forces of nature.
  24. The increase or accumulation of land by natural causes, as out of a lake or river.
  25. a natural increase of land along the shores of a body of water.