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ENaccretionNoun
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An increase by natural growth or addition
accumulation
bn:00000766n Concept
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Something contributing to growth or increase
bn:00000767n Concept
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(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
bn:00000768n Concept
English:
astrophysics
astronomy
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(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
bn:00000769n Concept
EN
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
bn:00000770n Concept
English:
geology
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(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)
bn:00000771n Concept
English:
finance
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Accretion is the process of coastal sediment returning to the visible portion of a beach or foreshore after a submersion event.
bn:00511089n Concept
English:
coastal management
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Accretion is an atmospheric science term for when an ice crystal or snowflake hits a supercooled liquid droplet, which then freeze together.
bn:13822168n Concept
English:
atmospheric science
meteorology
atmosphere
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Type of acquisition of territory by the formation of new land
bn:17135228n Concept

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