accretion

🇺🇸 /əˈkriːʃn/ 🇬🇧 /əˈkriːʃn/
빈도
난이도
태그 TOP20000
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.

오래된 책에 쌓인 먼지가 그것들을 더 오래 보이게 만들었다.

R

The act of growing by adding new parts or layers.

The slow accretion of layers formed a pearl inside the oyster.

층의 느린 증가가 굴 속에 진주를 형성했다.

translation

n. 축적, 점적

어형 변화

Plural accretions