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accumulation
/əkˌjumjəˈleɪʃən/
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What does accumulation mean?
noun
- The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
- The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
- A mass of something piled up or collected.
More meanings (4)
noun
- The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
- The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
- The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
- (historical) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
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IPA pronunciation
/əkˌjumjəˈleɪʃən/
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The accumulation of the clouds in the atmosphere prevented all observation on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th of December.
Dalton, the chemist, repudiated the notion of his being “a genius,” attributing everything which he had accomplished to simple industry and accumulation.
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It seems likely that this was the source of Professor Putnam's faith and enthusiasm for the accumulation and preservation of concrete data.
Every physical and chemical evidence pointed to the accumulation in a naturally robust body of the twin toxins--food poison and under oxidation.