accretions

n. expansion or increase due to gradual build-up or additions; growth, increase in size; added part, addition; growing together or joining of separate parts

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Noun
1. an increase by natural growth or addition
(synonym) accumulation
(hypernym) increase, increment, growth
(hyponym) backup
(derivation) accrete
2. something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
(hypernym) addition, increase, gain
3. (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
(hypernym) increase, increment, growth
(classification) astronomy, uranology
4. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
(hypernym) increase, increment, growth
(derivation) accrete
(classification) biology, biological science
5. (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment
(hypernym) increase, increment, growth
(classification) geology
6. (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)
(hypernym) inheritance, heritage
(classification) law, jurisprudence

CONCRESCENZE. CONCREZIONI. AGGIUNTE. AUMENTI. ACCUMULI. ACCRESCIMENTI. FRUTTIFERAZIONI

s. opphopning, sammenvoksing, utvidelse eller økning grunnet gradvis oppsamling eller tillegg; vekst, økning i størrelse; tillegg; vokse sammen eller forening av separate deler

n. tilvækst, forøgelse, udvidelse eller stigning som følge af en gradvis opbygning eller tilføjelser; vækst, størrelsesforøgelse; tilføjet del; sammenvoksning eller sammenføjning af separate dele