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Accretion

Accretion It is the growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of an ice crystal or snowflake with a super cooled liquid droplet that freezes upon impact.

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National Science Digital Library - Accretion (http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml#accretion)

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