3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Accumulation \Ac*cu`mu*la"tion\, n. [L. accumulatio; cf F.
accumulation.]
1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated,
or that which is accumulated; as an accumulation of
earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.
2. (Law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
{Accumulation of energy} or {power}, the storing of energy by
means of weights lifted or masses put in motion;
electricity stored.
{An accumulation of degrees} (Eng. Univ.), the taking of
several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or
than is allowed by the rules
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Accumulation}, {Conservation}, {Correlation}, & {Degradation
of energy}, etc (Physics) See under {Accumulation},
{Conservation}, {Correlation}, etc
Syn: Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit;
efficiency; resolution.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
accumulation
n 1: an increase by natural growth or addition [syn: {accretion}]
2: several things grouped together [syn: {collection}, {aggregation},
{assemblage}]
3: the act of accumulating [syn: {accrual}, {accruement}]
4: (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are
added to the capital base of the corporation
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