accretion

January 25, 2006 | 0 Comments
1. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion 2. (Biology) the growing together or adherence of parts that are normally separate 3. (Geology) slow addition to land by deposition of water-borne sediment
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