English to English
noun
- an increase by natural growth or addition
source: WordNet 3.0
- something contributing to growth or increase
He scraped away the accretions of paint.
The central city surrounded by recent accretions.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
source: WordNet 3.0
- (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
source: WordNet 3.0
- (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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 3.0
- The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
source: Webster 1913
