accumulation
From Wiktionary
Accumulation is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.
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- (countable) An accumulation of something, is a number or amount of it that has come together over time.
- The failure to pump leads to an accumulation of blood in the heart.
- There was an accumulation of dirt on the part of the floor people were walking on.
- (uncountable) Accumulation is the process of bringing things together.
- The process of salt accumulation in the soil speeds up under poor watering conditions.
- Private investment helped to boost capital accumulation.
