ACCRETION

/ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/ Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 16

Scrabble letter values: A1C3C3R1E1T1I1O1N1 = 13

Definition

  1. noun an increase by natural growth or addition. — synonyms: accumulation
  2. noun something contributing to growth or increase.
  3. noun (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases.
  4. noun (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles.
  5. noun (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment.
  6. noun (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).

Examples

  • “he scraped away the accretions of paint”
  • “the central city surrounded by recent accretions”
  • “A mineral ... augments not by growth, but by accretion.”

Anagrams of ACCRETION

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