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accretion

/ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/

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noun

Crecimiento, aumento

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. "

El crecimiento de la masa muscular ocurre con ejercicio regular y una dieta saludable.

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noun

Crecimiento, acumulación

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."

Un mineral ... no aumenta por crecimiento, sino por acumulación.

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noun

Acumulación, acrecentamiento

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

Examples :

"The accretion of extra assignments made the student's workload heavier. "

La acumulación de tareas adicionales hizo que la carga de trabajo del estudiante fuera más pesada.

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noun

Acumulación, acrecentamiento

Concretion; coherence of separate particles

Examples :

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

la acumulación de partículas para formar una masa sólida

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noun

Crecimiento, adherencia

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. "

El médico explicó que la mano del bebé mostraba un caso menor de adherencia, con una ligera membrana entre dos de los dedos.

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noun

Acreción, acumulación

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. "

La orilla del río se expandió con el tiempo debido a la lenta acreción de lodo y arena.

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noun

Acumulación, acrecentamiento, aluvión

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. "

El agricultor ganó varios pies de tierra nueva en la orilla de su río cada año debido a la lenta acumulación de suelo arrastrado por el agua.

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noun

Acumulación

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. "

Dado que un hermano rechazó su herencia, el otro hermano recibió una acumulación inesperada a su parte de la herencia familiar.

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