accretion, accumulation -- (an increase by natural growth or addition)
accretion -- (something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions")
accretion -- ((astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases)
accretion -- ((biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles)
accretion -- ((geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment)
accretion -- ((law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance))
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