Accretion Mnemonic
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accretion
accretion
/ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/
growth
Examples
- The second form of accretion is landmass accretion.
- This is because the accretion was not instantaneous.
- Once again the problem is accretions.
- Quiescence and advection dominated accretion flow.
- Changes accrete and become harder to unpick.
- Quiescence and advection dominated accretion flow.
- The accretion of the gas stops, when it is exhausted.
- The accretion stops when the gas is exhausted.
- The foreshore is subject to cycles of erosion and accretion.
- As time passes, some will accrete and some will erode.
an increase by natural growth or addition
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something contributing to growth or increase
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the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
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growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
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an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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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)
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"Ack + Crete + Shun. Add more land to Crete but shun taking any away."
"Ack! + Tree + Shun. Adding more trees causes the forest to grow bigger."
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