backup (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"
buildup the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"
accretion -
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
accretion -
(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
heritage,
inheritance practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"
jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
accretion -
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
astronomy,
uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
accretion -
something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
gain,
increase,
addition the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
accretion -
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
accretion -
The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth.
accretion -
Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.
accretion -
concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass.
accretion -
A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
accretion -
The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
accretion -
The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
accretion -
Gain to an heir or legatee, failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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accretion The imperceptible and gradual addition to land by the slow action of water.
accretion The formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases.
