| 释义 |
incretionary, a.|ɪnˈkriːʃənərɪ|
[f. *incretion (f. L. in- in-2) + crēscĕre to grow) + -ary: cf. concretionary.]
(See quot.)
1874Dawkins Cave Hunt. ii. 57 Their mineral contents..have been deposited on the sides of the cavity by the same ‘incretionary’ action. Ibid., I have used the term incretionary as implying an accumulation of mineral matter from the circumference of a cavity towards its centre, as in the case of an agate. |