accretion

美[ə'kriːʃn] 英[ə'kriːʃn]

n. 生长；增加；连生；积累而成的东西；添加物；【地】冲积层

形容词：accretionary

近义词：addition，accumulation，buildup，increase，enlargement，growth，amassment，acquisition，agglomeration，mass，deposit，lump，layer，bump，pile，

Noun

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

用作名词(n.)

The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders.随着新股民的增加，基金上涨了。
The chimney was blocked by an accretion of soot.烟囱被聚积的煤烟子堵塞了。
The mythical story has been overlaid by literary accretions.这个虚构的故事是由一些文学添加而成的。

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