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accretion noun

  /əˈkɹiʃən/ , /əˈkɹiːʃn̩/
  • (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.
 accrezione, accrescimento
  • (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.]
  • (uncountable) (Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this.
 accrescimento, accrezione

accrete adjective

  /əˈkɹit/ , /əˈkɹiːt/
  • Characterized by accretion; made up
 accreto
accretion disk
disco di accrescimento
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