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单词 accretion
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accretion

noun
/əˈkriːʃn/
/əˈkriːʃn/
(specialist or formal)
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  1. [countable] a layer of a substance or a piece of matter that is slowly added to something
  2. [uncountable] the process of new layers or matter being slowly added to something
    • the accretion of sand by wind action
  3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin accretio(n-), from accrescere ‘become larger’, from ad- ‘to’ + crescere ‘grow’.
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