accretion
🇺🇸
/əˈkriːʃn/
🇬🇧
/əˈkriːʃn/
noun
R
Something that gets bigger or thicker by having more added to it over time.
The accretion of dust on the old books made them look even older.
古い本に積もったほこりが、それをより古く見せた。
R
The act of growing by adding new parts or layers.
The slow accretion of layers formed a pearl inside the oyster.
層のゆっくりとした堆積が、牡蠣の中に真珠を形成した。
translation
蓄積, 増加
語形変化
Plural
accretions