accretion

How To Use accretion In A Sentence

• Accretionary lapilli was the previous entry in this blog. Ada Lovelace Day - The Panda's Thumb
• Unfortunately it's weighted down with accretion upon accretion of utterly self-indulgent pomposity.
• Once this was done, and the buildings cleared of unnecessary accretions, the architect was left with an enormous double-height volume, requiring a new first floor, and a smaller vaulted one with a chamber above.
• The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders.
• These details support the theory that the two stars are close enough for accretion to take place and that the companion star is being cannibalised.
• This has the added bonus of dissolving those crusty accretions that make one's toothpaste tube a complete social disgrace.
• Objective:To investigate the interaction effect of parathyroid hormone(PTH) gene polymorphism with calcium intake on bone mass accretion in Chinese adolescent girls.
• The surface of the Moon is the result of accretion and of subsequent impacts and slow-acting erosional processes.
• The room hadn't been cleaned for years and showed several accretions of dirt and dust.
• One technique, called "fabula," or "fable," allowed Mr. Sundberg to apply commercially sold decals to a sub-layer of glass, which he then covered with irregular layers of transparent glass; the result was an accretion of odd, watery images that referenced everything from flowers to sexuality. Per B Sundberg