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accretion

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accretion has definition Collection of material together, generally to form a single body. has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:29:54.0
has definition A process by which a star accumulates matter as it moves through a dense cloud of interstellar gas; or, more generally, whereby matter surrounding a star flows toward it (as in close binaries). has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:54.0
is a kind of contraction

physical process has domain physics 2001-09-27 09:29:38.0

accretion	has definition Collection of material together, generally to form a single body.
	has definition A process by which a star accumulates matter as it moves through a dense cloud of interstellar gas; or, more generally, whereby matter surrounding a star flows toward it (as in close binaries).
	is a kind of contraction
physical process	has domain physics