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Noun Concept
Categories: Plate tectonics
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accretion  Docking  Co-accretion
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(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment WordNet 3.0
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geology
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(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Accretion, in geology, is a process by which material is added to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone, frequently on the edge of existing continental landmasses. Wikipedia
The increase in size of a tectonic plate by addition of material along a convergent boundary Wikipedia Disambiguation
The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment. Wiktionary
IS A
increase
geological process
CATEGORY DOMAIN
geology
DERIVATION
accretionary
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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accretion
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accretion (geology)
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accretion
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accretion
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Co-accretion, Docking (geology)

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