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TOEFL BNC: 5822 COCA: 8460

— accumulation

/əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/ noun, plural accumulations
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TOEFL BNC: 5822 COCA: 8460

accumulation

noun

ac·​cu·​mu·​la·​tion ə-ˌkyü-m(y)ə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce accumulation (audio)
1
: something that has accumulated or has been accumulated
an impressive accumulation of knowledge
2
: the action or process of accumulating something : the state of being or having accumulated
the steady accumulation of snow
3
: increase or growth by addition especially when continuous or repeated
accumulation of interest

Example Sentences

a vast accumulation of evidence about the dangers of smoking the accumulation of leaves on the ground is proceeding at a much faster rate than my raking
Recent Examples on the Web Just as avalanches emerge from an accumulation of complex mechanical and meteorological processes, so pandemics happen when a knotted interplay of molecular, physiological, ecological, social, and economic conditions converge. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 Such information and its ongoing accumulation and analysis are fundamental to accurately identifying barriers to better health, to smartly designing interventions, and to measuring and tracking outcomes. Bill Frist, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 People often try to feed the cows and other animals, and cattle often defecate near the lake’s periphery resulting in an accumulation of organic matter. Quartz, 19 July 2022 The European regulators cited fears that an accumulation of titanium dioxide particles in a person’s body could cause genotoxicity, the ability for a substance to damage DNA, potentially causing cancer. Emily Heil, Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022 The European regulators cited fears that an accumulation of titanium dioxide particles in a person’s body could cause genotoxicity, the ability for a substance to damage DNA, potentially causing cancer. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 Having an accumulation of assets now will give the Jazz options on how to proceed. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 July 2022 Since then, their accumulation of cultural power has been amazing. Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 July 2022 An accumulation of road salt may cause the frame mounting surface, where the fuel tank mounting bands are attached, to corrode and possibly detach the fuel tank, which can result in a fuel leak. USA TODAY, 1 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French accumulacion, borrowed from Latin accumulātiōn-, accumulātiō, from accumulāre "to accumulate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of accumulation was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 5822 COCA: 8460
accumulation

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACCUMULATION | PHRASES ADJECTIVErapid快速的積累gradual, steady逐漸的/持續的積累the steady accumulation of evidence by the police警方所掌握證據的不斷增加slow緩慢的積累great, large, massive大量的積累;大規模的積累a massive accumulation of facts about the motor industry有關汽車工業的事實的大量彙集capital (finance金融) 資本積累VERB + ACCUMULATIONlead to引起聚積reduce減少堆積prevent防止聚積PHRASESthe rate of accumulation積累的速度The rate of accumulation has slowed dramatically.積累的速度大大減緩。

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