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accrete

/əˈkriːt/

Translations

accreteverb

accreted

Past Simple

accreted

Past Participle

accreting

Gerund

/əˈkriːt/

s'accréterTerme scientifique, surtout en astronomie et en géologie ; s’emploie pour une croissance par accrétion ou coalescence.

Over time, small particles in space accrete to form larger celestial bodies.

Avec le temps, de petites particules dans l’espace s’accrètent pour former des corps célestes plus grands.

Additional translations

accréterEmploi technique, transitif, pour indiquer le fait de faire croître ou former par accrétion.

Synonyms

accreteadjective

more accrete

Comp.

most accrete

Super.

/əˈkriːt/

/əˈkrit/

accrétéTerme technique ; adjectif employé pour ce qui est formé ou soudé par accrétion.

The botanist noted the accrete petals forming a tubular structure.

Le botaniste a remarqué les pétales accrétés formant une structure tubulaire.

accreteverb

To grow or increase gradually by accumulation or coalescence.

Over time, small particles in space accrete to form larger celestial bodies.

To come together under the influence of gravitation to form a larger mass.

The dust and gas in the nebula began to accrete, eventually forming a new star.

To cause (something) to grow or come together by gradual accumulation or coalescence.

Centuries of limestone-rich water accreted thick layers of calcite onto the cave walls.

accreteadjective

Grown or fused together by gradual addition; characterized by accretion.

The botanist noted the accrete petals forming a tubular structure.