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accretion

/ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/

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noun

Accroissement, croissance

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. "

L'accroissement de la masse musculaire se produit avec un exercice régulier et une alimentation saine.

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noun

Accroissement, accumulation

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 minéral n'augmente pas par croissance, mais par accumulation.

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noun

Accroissement, accumulation

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

Examples :

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

L'accumulation de devoirs supplémentaires a alourdi la charge de travail de l'étudiant.

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noun

Accrétion, accumulation

Concretion; coherence of separate particles

Examples :

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

l'accrétion de particules de manière à former une masse solide

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noun

Accolement, soudure

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. "

Le médecin a expliqué que la main du bébé présentait un léger cas d'accolement, avec une légère membrane entre deux doigts.

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Accrétion, alluvionnement

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. "

Le bord de la rivière s'est étendu au fil du temps en raison de la lente accrétion de boue et de sable.

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noun

Accrétion, accroissement, alluvion

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. "

L'agriculteur gagnait chaque année plusieurs pieds de nouvelles terres sur sa berge grâce à l'accrétion lente du sol transporté par l'eau.

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Accroissement

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. "

Puisqu'un frère a refusé son héritage, l'autre frère a reçu un accroissement inattendu de sa part de la succession familiale.

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