Accretion
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Accretion may refer to:
- Accretion (finance)Accretion (finance)In finance, accretion is the change in the price of a bond bought at a discount to the par value of the bond. Accretion can be thought of as the antonym of amortization....
, predictable changes in the price of certain securities - Accretion (astrophysics)Accretion (astrophysics)In astrophysics, the term accretion is used for at least two distinct processes.The first and most common is the growth of a massive object by gravitationally attracting more matter, typically gaseous matter in an accretion disc. Accretion discs are common around smaller stars or stellar remnants...
- Accretion (atmosphere)Accretion (atmosphere)Accretion is an atmospheric science term for when an ice crystal or snowflake hits a supercooled liquid droplet, which then freeze together. This increases the size of the water particle. A common example of this that is visible to people is graupel....
, the process by which water vapor in clouds forms water droplets around nucleation sites - Accretion (geology)Accretion (geology)Accretion is a process by which material is added to a tectonic plate or a landmass. This material may be sediment, volcanic arcs, seamounts or other igneous features.-Description:...
, the increase in size of a tectonic plate by addition of material along a convergent boundary - Accretion (coastal management)Accretion (coastal management)Accretion is the process of coastal sediment returning to the visible portion of a beach or foreshore following a submersion event. A sustainable beach or foreshore often goes through a cycle of submersion during rough weather then accretion during calmer periods...
, the process where coastal sediments return to the visible portion of the beach following storm erosion