1. growing or increasing gradually by the addition of new layers or matter
Usage: present participle of accrete; often used in scientific contexts

Examples

• The coral reef is slowly accreting new calcium carbonate layers.
• Scientists observed the planet accreting material from the surrounding disk.
• Ice was accreting on the aircraft’s wings during the storm.
• The sediment has been accreting at the river delta for centuries.
• The company’s debt kept accreting despite cost-cutting measures.
• Dust particles are accreting around the young star.
• The glacier is accreting mass from heavy snowfall this winter.