accretion
Definition of accretion
ac`cre´tion
Pronunciation:
ăk`krē´shŭn
n.
1.
1.
The
act
of
increasing
by
natural
growth
;
esp
.
the
increase
of
organic
bodies
by
the
internal
accession
of
parts
;
organic
growth
.
2.
The
act
of
increasing
,
or
the
matter
added
,
by
an
accession
of
parts
externally
;
an
extraneous
addition
;
as
,
an
accretion
of
earth
.
A
mineral
. . .
augments
not
by
growth
,
but
by
accretion
.
- Owen.
To
strip
off
all
the
subordinate
parts
of
his
narrative
as
a
later
accretion
.
- Sir G. C. Lewis.
3.
Concretion
;
coherence
of
separate
particles
;
as
,
the
accretion
of
particles
so
as
to
form
a
solid
mass
.
4.
A
growing
together
of
parts
naturally
separate
,
as
of
the
fingers
or
toes
.
5.
(Law)
The
adhering
of
property
to
something
else
,
by
which
the
owner
of
one
thing
becomes
possessed
of
a
right
to
another
;
generally
,
gain
of
land
by
the
washing
up
of
sand
or
soil
from
the
sea
or
a
river
,
or
by
a
gradual
recession
of
the
water
from
the
usual
watermark
.
Related Words
addition
,
gain
,
increase
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