Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

    the act of accumulating

  2. (countable, uncountable)The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.

    an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors

  3. (countable, uncountable)A mass of something piled up or collected.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.

    Konkurrenz

  5. (countable, uncountable)The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.

    Anhäufung

    накопле́ниеnakoplénije

  6. (countable, uncountable)The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.

  7. (UK, historical, uncountable)The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.

Examples

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  1. Clouds are accumulations of water vapor.

    ruОблака — это скопления водяного пара.

    deWolken sind Anhäufungen von Wasserdampf.

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  2. Her only interest is the accumulation of money.

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  3. Aluminum accumulation in the bone marrow results in osteomalacia.

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  4. A cloud is an accumulation of water vapour in the sky.

    deEine Wolke ist eine Ansammlung von Wasserdampf am Himmel.

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  5. Freckles are caused by the accumulation of melanocytes in a small area.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated:
concurrence of several titles to the same proof:

Origin

From Middle English acumulacyon, from Middle French accumulation and its etymon, Latin acc

From Middle English acumulacyon, from Middle French accumulation and its etymon, Latin accumulātiō, accumulātiōnis. By surface analysis, accumulate + -ion. First attested in the late 15th century. Doublet of accumulatio.

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