Definition
Relating to or formed by the gradual accumulation of material, especially in geology when one tectonic plate adds material to another at a subduction zone.
Etymology
From Latin 'accretio' (growth by addition), derived from 'accrescere' (to grow to). The suffix '-ary' indicates a relation or connection. The geological usage became prominent in the 20th century.
Kelly Says
Accretionary zones at the edges of continents are where the Earth literally grows—tiny pieces of ocean floor and sediment get scraped off and stuck onto continental margins, slowly making continents wider. It's like the planet is slowly building itself up in ultra-slow motion!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ
ma-ste-wa-wqe
ARالعربية
مُتَحَصِّل
mu-ta-ḥaṣṣil
BNবাংলা
সংযোজিত
song-yo-jit
CACatalà
acreció
ak-kre-s-io
CSČeština
akresní
ak-re-s-ni
DADansk
akkumulerende
ak-ku-mu-le-ren-de
DEDeutsch
akkretionsartig
ak-kre-tion-sar-tig
ELΕλληνικά
ακκρετίων
ak-kre-ti-on
ESEspañol
acrecional
ak-kre-sio-nal
FAفارسی
افزایشی
fazay-shi
FISuomi
kertyvä
ker-ty-vä
FRFrançais
accrètionnaire
ak-kre-syo-nair
HIहिन्दी
संवर्धक
san-vardhak
HUMagyar
felhalmozódó
fel-hal-mo-zo-do
IDBahasa Indonesia
akretif
ak-re-tif
ITItaliano
accretionario
ak-kre-sio-na-rio
MSBahasa Melayu
akretif
ak-re-tif
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါ်ပေါက်
pa-o-pa-uk
NLNederlands
ophopend
op-ho-pend
NONorsk
akkumulerende
ak-ku-mu-le-ren-de
PLPolski
akrecyjny
ak-re-cyjny
PTPortuguês
acrecional
ak-kre-sio-nal
RORomână
acreciune
ak-kre-s-yo-ne
RUРусский
аккреционный
akkre-tsionnyy
SVSvenska
tillväxtande
till-vaks-tan-de
SWKiswahili
kuongezeka
koo-on-ge-ze-ka
TEతెలుగు
సేకరణ
se-ka-ra-na
THไทย
การสะสม
gaan sa-sam
TLTL
pagsasama
pagsa-sa-ma
TRTürkçe
birikimsel
bi-rik-im-sel
UKУкраїнська
аккреційний
ak-kre-tsi-yniy
VITiếng Việt
phụ gia
foo gya
ZUZU
okwakhiwa
o-kwa-khi-wa