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    [Noun]  | "ac*cre*tion" | \ ə-ˈkrē-shən \


    1: the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as

    2: increase by external addition or accumulation (as by adhesion of external parts or particles)

    3: the increase of land by the action of natural forces

    Origin: 1615 ;

     Borrowed from Latin accrētiōn-, accrētiō "increase," from accrē- (stem of accrēscere "to increase, be added") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns {mat|accrue|};

    [Noun]  | "accretion disk" 


    1: a disk of usually gaseous matter surrounding a massive celestial object (such as a black hole) in which the matter gradually spirals in toward and accretes onto the object as a result of gravitational attraction

    Origin: 1972 ;

    [Noun]  | "accretion" 


    1: a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time;


      * e.g., " ... a thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time "




    2: something added (as by growth);


      * e.g., " ... accretions of lime have thickened the cave's stalactites and stalagmites over the centuries "



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     [ "accrete" ]

    1: Grow by accumulation

      * e.g.,  ... The ice grew accretely 

     [ "accretive-induction" ]

    1: The hypothesis that sound co-located-with-itself creates light. Ie. Sound moving at uncountable speed.

      * e.g.,  ... Sound is the only emergent phenomenon that can be superimposed on the same location twice. Ie. Two similar-sounding words occupy the same space. Accretive-induction states that light is the result of sound's ability to co-locate itself in the same space. 

     [ "extremely adept matter accreter" ]

    1: A very obese person; a cheese hog. A respectful term, as some people believe that the more matter you can make part of yourself, the better off you are. Originated on "Buffalo This" (buffalothis.blogspot.com) in the "Respect for the cheese hogs" article.

      * e.g.,  ... *Ding dong!* 

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