English Explanatory Dictionary

accremental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related to growth or increase by successive additions, particularly in size or volume, often through the gradual deposition of material. This term is used to describe processes or structures that grow by accretion, such as the formation of shells, tree rings, or the buildup of biological tissues.

Pronunciation

/ˌækrɪˈmɛn.tl̩/

Word forms

accremental more accremental most accremental

Etymology

From Latin accrēmentum (to increase or grow) + -al

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