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Meaning of accretion

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  accretion
      n 1: an increase by natural growth or addition [syn:
           {accretion}, {accumulation}]
      2: something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped
         away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded
         by recent accretions"
      3: (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect
         of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
      4: (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or
         particles
      5: (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial
         deposits or waterborne sediment
      6: (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)

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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