Accretion
Accretion noun - A mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time.
Usage example: a thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time
Mass and accretion are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mass" instead a noun "Accretion".
Mass
Mass noun - A considerable amount.
Accretion and mass are semantically related in concentration topic. Sometimes you can use "Accretion" instead a noun "Mass".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| planetary | planetary accretion | planetary mass |
| significant | significant accretion | significant mass |
Both words in one sentence
- After the smart people in the room talk about how cool the spinning mass of...mass getting sucked into the black hole will look, Jack O'Neill correctly identifies it as the accretion disc.
Source: Smart Ball -
Black holes normally can't be seen (thus their moniker), but there are ways they are detectable: if they are near another star and siphoning off mass, they can form accretion disks, which glow hot.
Source: Useful Notes / Black Holes
Cite this Source
Mass and Accretion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accretion/mass
Accretion & Mass. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/accretion/mass>.
Mass or Accretion. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/accretion/mass.
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