accretion
English Thesaurus
1. (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) (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | heritage, inheritance, |
| definition | : | that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner (noun.possession) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. an increase by natural growth or addition (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | growth, increase, increment, |
| definition | : | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | backup, |
| definition | : | an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | buildup, |
| definition | : | the result of the process of accumulation (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | deposit, deposition, |
| definition | : | the natural process of laying down a deposit of something (noun.process) |
3. (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | growth, increase, increment, |
| definition | : | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
4. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | growth, increase, increment, |
| definition | : | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important (noun.process) |
5. (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | growth, increase, increment, |
| definition | : | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
6. something contributing to growth or increase (noun.quantity)
7. (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) (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | accretionary, |
| definition | : | marked or produced by accretion (adj.all) |
8. an increase by natural growth or addition (noun.process)
| derivation | : | accrete, |
| definition | : | grow or become attached by accretion (verb.change) |
9. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles (noun.process)
| derivation | : | accrete, |
| definition | : | grow or become attached by accretion (verb.change) |
10. (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) (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | accretionary, |
| definition | : | marked or produced by accretion (adj.all) |
11. an increase by natural growth or addition (noun.process)
| derivation | : | accrete, |
| definition | : | grow or become attached by accretion (verb.change) |
12. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles (noun.process)
| derivation | : | accrete, |
| definition | : | grow or become attached by accretion (verb.change) |
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