noun Download 🔗Share The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth. Examples : "The accretion of muscle mass occurs with regular exercise and a healthy diet. " biology physiology organism science nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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." process amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item. Examples : "The accretion of extra assignments made the student's workload heavier. " geology biology astronomy physics science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Concretion; coherence of separate particles Examples : "the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass" geology material science physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes. Examples : "The doctor explained that the baby's hand showed a minor instance of accretion, with slight webbing between two of the fingers. " medicine physiology anatomy biology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment. Examples : "The river's edge expanded over time due to the slow accretion of mud and sand. " geology environment geography nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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 : "The farmer gained several feet of new land on his riverbank each year due to the slow accretion of soil carried by the water. " property geology environment geography law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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 brother refused his inheritance, the other brother received an unexpected accretion to his share of the family estate. " property law finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
