accretion

英 [əˈkriːʃn]

美 [əˈkriːʃn]

n.  积聚层; 堆积层; 堆积，积聚(过程)

复数：accretions　

GRE化学

BNC.22082 / COCA.17492

牛津词典

noun

• 积聚层；堆积层
  a layer of a substance that is slowly added to sth
• 堆积，积聚（过程）
  the process of new layers being slowly added to sth

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 增加物;添加物
  Anaccretionis an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time.
  1. The script has been gathering editorial accretions for years.
     多年来该剧本一直在修改。
• N-UNCOUNT 添加；累积
  Accretionis the process of new layers or parts being added to something so that it increases in size.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• (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)
• an increase by natural growth or addition
  Synonym:accumulation
• (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
• (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
• (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
• something contributing to growth or increase
  1. he scraped away the accretions of paint
  2. the central city surrounded by recent accretions

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