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kasautuma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buildup noun A gradual increase or accumulation of something over time.
  • drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.

Senses

kasautuma is used for these senses in English:

  • accretion (uncountable) The process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; concretion; (countable) a thing formed in this manner.
  • accretion (countable, chiefly, figurative) Something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally.
  • buildup An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.
  • drift A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
  • pile-up An accumulation that occurs over time, especially one which is not welcome.

drift — full definition

  1. noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
  2. noun A large mound of snow, sand, or debris piled up by wind or current.
  3. noun The general meaning or intention of something said.
  4. verb To move slowly and without control, carried by wind, water, or circumstance.

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