kasautuma — meaning in English
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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.
accretion — full definition
- noun A gradual increase caused by new matter being added from outside.
- noun In geology, the build-up of new rock or sediment along the edge of a landmass or plate.
- noun In astrophysics, the growth of planets, stars and other bodies as gravity draws matter together.
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