accrete

American  

[uh-kreet] / əˈkrit /

verb (used without object)

accreted, accreting

1. to grow together; adhere (usually followed byto ).

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verb (used with object)

accreted, accreting

1. to add, as by growth.

adjective

1. Botany. grown together.

accrete British  

/ əˈkriːt /

verb

1. to grow or cause to grow together; be or become fused

2. to make or become bigger, as by addition

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Etymology

Origin of accrete

First recorded in 1775–85; back formation from accretion

Example Sentences

"Instead, they may have accreted, or accumulated, a significant inventory of COMs at birth, providing a chemical foundation that could later interact with the liquid water in their interiors."

From Science Daily

The results point to a supermassive black hole that existed about 12 billion years ago and is accreting matter at roughly 13 times the Eddington limit, based on X-ray measurements.

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Both rotation velocity and luminosity are effective parameters to estimate the amount of gas accreted.

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"They are so dense that when they accrete material on their surface they can undergo runaway nuclear reactions, which we detect as novae."

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"We are seeing what material is accreting to build the planet and moons," added main lead author Gabriele Cugno of the University of Zürich and member of the National Center of Competence in Research PlanetS.

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