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accretion accreted

accretion
[英] [əˈkri:ʃən] [美] [əˈkriʃən] 生词本

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1. N-COUNT 增加物;添加物 An accretion is an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time. 

  • The script has been gathering editorial accretions for years.

    多年来该剧本一直在修改。

2. N-UNCOUNT 添加；累积 Accretion is the process of new layers or parts being added to something so that it increases in size. 

  • A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms.

    珊瑚礁是由许多相同的微生物不断堆积而成。

Noun

1. an increase by natural growth or addition

2. something contributing to growth or increase;

  • "he scraped away the accretions of paint"
  • "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"

3. (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases

4. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles

5. (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment

6. (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)

冶金学

<名>
  • 1.炉结

力学

<名>
  • 1.停滞堆积

医学

  • 1.①增积(加)；②增积〔物〕；③粘连：正常情况下原分离部分之间形成的不正常粘合

地质学

<名>
  • 1.增生

天文学

<名>
  • 1.吸积
  • 2.天体因自身的引力俘获其周围物质而使其质量增加的过程。

法律

  • 1.添附

金融

  • 1.增值
1. Every culture is an accretion.
每一种文化都是长期积淀的结果。

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