What is the meaning of the word 'accretion'

accretion - growth; increase


Some sentence examples which use the word 'accretion'

  • A recent research has stripped away many false accretion to historical facts.
  • "My theory is that the mound was built by gradual accretion in the following manner."
  • Its seaward accretion is estimated at 6 ft.
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