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Definition of accretor in English: accretornoun əˈkriːtə 1A person who or thing which engages in or promotes the accumulation or gradual increase of something. 2Ecology. A plant, group of plants, or ecosystem that promotes the accretion of sediment. rare. 3Astronomy. A celestial object that gains matter by accretion; specifically the component of an interacting binary system, typically a compact star or black hole, which accretes material derived from the other component.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Catholic Quarterly Review. From accrete + -or. Definition of accretor in US English: accretornounəˈkriːtə 1A person who or thing which engages in or promotes the accumulation or gradual increase of something. 2Ecology. A plant, group of plants, or ecosystem that promotes the accretion of sediment. rare. 3Astronomy. A celestial object that gains matter by accretion; specifically the component of an interacting binary system, typically a compact star or black hole, which accretes material derived from the other component.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Catholic Quarterly Review. From accrete + -or. |