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accretions

/əˈkriːʃənz/

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noun

Ansammlungen, Zuwachs

The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

Examples :

"The coral reef grew over many years due to the slow accretions of calcium carbonate. "

Das Korallenriff wuchs über viele Jahre hinweg durch die langsamen Ansammlungen von Kalziumkarbonat.

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noun

Ansammlungen, Zuwachs

The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition

Examples :

"A mineral ... augments not by growth, but by accretion."

Ein Mineral wächst nicht durch Wachstum, sondern durch Ansammlung.

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noun

Ansammlungen, Zuwächse

Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.

Examples :

"The coral reef grew larger over time due to the constant accretions of calcium carbonate. "

Das Korallenriff wurde im Laufe der Zeit durch die ständigen Ansammlungen von Kalziumkarbonat größer.

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noun

Ansammlungen, Zuwachs

Concretion; coherence of separate particles

Examples :

"the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass"

Die Ansammlung von Partikeln zur Bildung einer festen Masse.

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noun

Verwachsungen

A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the baby's hand showed unusual accretions; some of the fingers were fused together at birth. "

Der Arzt erklärte, dass die Hand des Babys ungewöhnliche Verwachsungen aufwies; einige der Finger waren bei der Geburt miteinander verwachsen.

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noun

Anlandungen, Anschwemmungen

The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.

Examples :

"The river's slow accretions gradually widened the farmland over many years. "

Die langsamen Anlandungen des Flusses erweiterten das Ackerland allmählich über viele Jahre hinweg.

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noun

Anwachsen, Zuwachs, Anhäufung

The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.

Examples :

"After years of gentle flooding, the farmer noticed valuable accretions of fertile soil along the riverbank, expanding his usable farmland. "

Nach Jahren sanfter Überschwemmungen bemerkte der Bauer wertvolle Anwachsungen fruchtbaren Bodens entlang des Flussufers, wodurch sich sein nutzbares Ackerland erweiterte.

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Anwachsen, Zuwachs

Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.

Examples :

"Since one of the siblings refused their inheritance share of the family business, the other siblings experienced significant accretions to their individual portions of the estate. "

Da eines der Geschwister seinen Erbteil des Familienunternehmens ablehnte, erfuhren die anderen Geschwister erhebliche Zuwächse an ihren individuellen Anteilen am Nachlass.

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