Accretion

Meaning

Noun

●

The

of

by natural growth; especially the increase of

by the

of

;

growth.

●

The

of

, or

, by an

of

; an

addition.

●

Something

to

the

growth of an item.

●

Concretion;

of

particles.

●

In Biology:

A

together of

,

the

or toes.

●

In Geology:

The

increase of

by

of

sediment.

●

In Law:

The

of

to

, by which the

of one

becomes

of a right to another;

,

of

by the

of

or

from the

or a

, or by a

of the water from the

watermark.

●

In Law:

Gain to an

or

;

of a

to the same

, or a co-legatee of the same

, to take his

percentage.

●

In Astrophysics:

The

of

and other

by

of

through gravity.

●

Built-up

,

in, a surface.

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