the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter
积淀;增生
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the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves 海岸红树林里沉积物的增加
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figurative 〈喻〉the growing accretion of central government authority .中央政府权力的不断集中。
[count noun]a thing formed or added by such growth or increase
积淀物,积聚物
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the city has a historic core surrounded by recent accretions .该市有个被新建城区包围起来的充满历史韵味的中心区。
【天文】 吸积。
"early 17th cent.: from Latin