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accretions

/əˈkriːʃənz/

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noun

Accroissements, accroissement

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. "

Le récif corallien a grandi au fil des ans grâce aux lents accroissements de carbonate de calcium.

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noun

Accrétions, accroissements

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 ne croît pas par croissance, mais par accrétion.

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Accrétions, ajouts

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. "

Le récif corallien a grandi au fil du temps grâce aux accrétions constantes de carbonate de calcium.

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noun

Concrétions, accroissements

Concretion; coherence of separate particles

Examples :

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

L'accroissement des particules de manière à former une masse solide.

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Accrétions, soudure

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. "

Le médecin a expliqué que la main du bébé présentait des accrétions inhabituelles ; certains doigts étaient soudés à la naissance.

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Alluvions, atterrissements

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

Examples :

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

Les lentes alluvions de la rivière ont progressivement élargi les terres agricoles au fil des ans.

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Accroissement, accroissement de propriété

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. "

Après des années d'inondations douces, l'agriculteur a remarqué de précieuses accumulations de sol fertile le long de la berge, ce qui a permis d'agrandir ses terres arables.

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Accroissement, accroissement successoral

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. "

Puisque l'un des frères et sœurs a refusé sa part d'héritage de l'entreprise familiale, les autres frères et sœurs ont connu des accroissements importants de leurs parts individuelles de la succession.

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