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.
R
The act of growing by adding new parts or layers.
The slow accretion of layers formed a pearl inside the oyster.
translation
Something that gets bigger or thicker by having more added to it over time.; The act of growing by adding new parts or layers.
Word Forms
Plural
accretions