accretion

Words with a similar base: accretion

'accretion'

[accretion.n.01] as in: an increase by natural growth or addition

'accretion'

[accretion.n.02] as in: something contributing to growth or increase

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Examples:
he scraped away the accretions of paint
the central city surrounded by recent accretions

'accretion'

[accretion.n.03] as in: (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases

'accretion'

[accretion.n.04] as in: (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles

'accretion'

[accretion.n.05] as in: (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

'accretion'

[accretion.n.06] as in: (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)