Definition of accretion:
(n) :
the act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal
accession of parts; organic growth; the act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts
externally; an
extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth
"a mineral ... augments not by grown, but by accretion."
Definition of accretion:
(n) :
the act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal
accession of parts; organic growth; the act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts
externally; an
extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth
"a mineral ... augments not by grown, but by accretion."