accretion

nouns

an increase by natural growth or addition
accretion, accumulation
is derived from
accretionary
is derived from
accrete
something contributing to growth or increase
"he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
accretion
is derived from
accretionary
is a type of (narrower)
a quantity that is added
"there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
addition, gain, increase
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
accretion
is derived from
accretionary
domain category
the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
astronomy, uranology
is a type of (narrower)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
"the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
growth, increase, increment
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
accretion
is derived from
accretionary
is derived from
accrete
domain category
the science that studies living organisms
biological science, biology
is a type of (narrower)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
"the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
growth, increase, increment
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
accretion
is derived from
accretionary
domain category
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
geology
is a type of (narrower)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
"the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
growth, increase, increment
(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)
accretion
is derived from
accretionary
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
heritage, inheritance