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accretion in Finnish

accretion in Finnish

kasvaminen
noun
(uncountable, also, figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth. [from early 17th c.]
kasvu
noun
(uncountable, also, figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth. [from early 17th c.]
kasaantuminen
noun
(uncountable) (Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this.
kerääntyminen
noun
(uncountable) (Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this.
kerrostuminen
noun
(geology) The process by which material is added to a geological feature; specifically, to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone.
kasautuma
noun
(uncountable, also, figurative) Followed by of: external addition of matter to a thing which causes it to grow, especially in amount or size.
kasautuma
noun
(uncountable) The process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; concretion; (countable) a thing formed in this manner.
kasautuminen
noun
(uncountable) The process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; concretion; (countable) a thing formed in this manner.
kasautumisteoria
noun
(astrophysics) The formation of planets, stars, and other celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; also, the growth of a celestial body through this process.
kasautuma
noun
(countable, chiefly, figurative) Something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally.
kerääntymä
noun
(countable, chiefly, figurative) Something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally.
perintöosuuden kasvaminen
noun
(inheritance law, uncountable) Increase of an inheritance to an heir or legatee due to the share of a co-heir or co-legatee being added to it, because the latter person is legally unable to inherit the share.
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