accretion
Meanings
- 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)
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
accretion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordaccretion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
accretion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
accretion is a valid Words With Friends word