Accretion

Accretion stands for:

• the growth of an astronomical object, see accretion (astronomy)
• the growth of a particle in meteorology, see rain # droplet growth in warm clouds
• the growth of a national territory, see accretion (law)
• the growth of continents, see accretion wedge

See also:

• Aggregation
• accumulation

Wiktionary: accretion  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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