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accretion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Accretion may
refer to:
Accretion (astrophysics), the
formation of
planets and
other bodies by collection...
- An
accretion disk is a
structure (often a cir****stellar disk)
formed by
diffuse material in
orbital motion around a m****ive
central body. The central...
- into an
accretion disk. Most
astronomical objects, such as galaxies, stars, and planets, are
formed by
accretion processes. The
accretion model that...
-
Accretion is
defined as the
gradual collection of
something over time. In
meteorology or
atmospheric science it is the
process of ac****ulation of frozen...
- term
accretion refers to a
positive change in
value following a transaction; it is
applied in
several contexts. When
trading in bonds,
accretion is the...
-
system over the next 10–100
million years. The
protoplanetary disk is an
accretion disk that
feeds the
central star.
Initially very hot, the disk
later cools...
- In accounting, an
accretion expense is a
periodic expense recognized when
updating the
present value of a
balance sheet liability,
which has
arisen from...
- In geology,
accretion is a
process by
which material is
added to a
tectonic plate at a
subduction zone,
frequently on the edge of
existing continental...
- of the
central black hole, the rate of gas
accretion onto the
black hole, the
orientation of the
accretion disk, the
degree of
obscuration of the nucleus...
- X-ray
pulsars or
accretion-powered
pulsars are a
class of
astronomical objects that are X-ray
sources displaying strict periodic variations in X-ray intensity...
