Definition of Accretion

Noun

  • (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)
  • (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
  • (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
  • (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
  • something contributing to growth or increase
    "he scraped away the accretions of paint"
    "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
  • an increase by natural growth or addition
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452 unscramble word found using the letters accretion.
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