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reaccretion

reaccretion noun: accretion again.

Noun

reaccretion (countable and uncountable, plural reaccretions)

  1. accretion again
    • Compared to previous studies we (1) fully account for the viscous spreading of the circumbinary disk, (2) consider the possibility of reaccretion from the disk onto the binary (in agreement with simulations and empirical evidence), and (3) allow for the reduced viscosity after the disk expands...2016, Roman R. Rafikov, “On the Eccentricity Excitation in Post-Main Sequence Binaries”, in arXiv

Forms of reaccretion

pluralreaccretions

Origin of reaccretion

From re- + accretion.

Questions about reaccretion

What does reaccretion mean?
Reaccretion means accretion again.
What part of speech is reaccretion?
Reaccretion is a noun.
What is the plural of reaccretion?
The plural of reaccretion is reaccretions.

Words near reaccretion in the dictionary

  1. reaccredits
  2. reaccrete
  3. reaccreted
  4. reaccretes
  5. reaccreting
  6. reaccretion
  7. reaccretions
  8. reaccrue
  9. reaccrued
  10. reaccrues
  11. reaccruing

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