Accretion

noun

ə'kriʃən

Noun

something contributing to growth or increase
“he scraped away the accretions of paint”
“the central city surrounded by recent accretions”
Type of:IncreaseAdditionGain
an increase by natural growth or addition
Similar:Accumulation
Type of:IncrementGrowthIncrease
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
Type of:IncreaseGrowthIncrement
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
Type of:GrowthIncreaseIncrement
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
Type of:IncrementIncreaseGrowth
(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)
Type of:HeritageInheritance