akresi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch accretie, from Latin accrētiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈkre.si/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: a‧kre‧si

Noun

akresi (plural akresi-akresi)

1. accretion:
   1. (biology) a growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
   2. (geology, hydrology) the gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
   3. (astrophysics) the formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity.

Further reading

• “akresi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.