accretion

• accumulation
• addition
• boost
• collection
• gain
• increase
• mixture

• abatement
• decline
• decrease
• decrement
• depletion
• diminution
• fall
• loss
• lowering
• reduction
• shrinkage

• noun
  1. The act of increasing by natural growth; especially 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.
  3. Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.
  4. Concretion; coherence of separate particles.
  5. A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
  6. The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
  7. 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 sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
  8. Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.

• The scientist studied the accretion of dust particles on the surface of the moon.
• Over time, the accretion of small changes led to a major transformation in the landscape.
• The accretion of wealth by the family over generations was impressive.
• The accretion of data from various sources was essential to the project’s success.
• Climate change may cause the accretion of new land in certain coastal areas.

accumulation

• accretion
• accumulating
• assemblage
• collection
• cumulation
• gathering
• increase
• jumble
• mixture
• pile

accumulations

• accretions
• assemblages
• collections
• cumulations
• cumuli
• increases
• jumbles
• mixtures
• piles

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