Accretion

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Term: Accretion
Definition: Growth of a cloud or precipitation particle by the collision and union of a frozen particle (ice crystal or snowflake) with a supercooled liquid droplet which freezes on impact.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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