accretion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an increase by natural growth or addition
Types & categories
- increment hypernym
- backup hyponym
- buildup hyponym
- deposition hyponym
Related & opposite
- accrete derivation
- accretionary derivation
Sense 2 noun
something contributing to growth or increase
he scraped away the accretions of paint
Types & categories
- increase hypernym
Related & opposite
- accretionary derivation
Sense 3 noun
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
Types & categories
- increment hypernym
Related & opposite
- accretionary derivation
- astronomy domain topic
Sense 4 noun
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
Types & categories
- increment hypernym
Related & opposite
- accrete derivation
- accretionary derivation
- biology domain topic
Sense 5 noun
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
Types & categories
- increment hypernym
Related & opposite
- accretionary derivation
- geology domain topic
Sense 6 noun
(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)
Types & categories
- inheritance hypernym
Related & opposite
- accretionary derivation
- law domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accrete |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretionary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | increment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | backup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | buildup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deposition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretionary |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | increase |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretionary |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | increment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | accrete |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretionary |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | increment |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretionary |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geology |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | increment |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretionary |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | inheritance |