accretion
noun
/əˈkɹiʃən/
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/əˈkɹiːʃn̩/
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- (uncountable, also, figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth. [from early 17th c.]
- (astrophysics) The formation of planets, stars, and other celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; also, the growth of a celestial body through this process.
- (uncountable) The process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; concretion; (countable) a thing formed in this manner.
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accrétion
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- (uncountable) (Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this.
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accroissement
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accrete
verb
/əˈkɹit/
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/əˈkɹiːt/
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- (intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
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amasser
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