accession vs increment

increment vs accession

accession and increment both are nouns.

accession is a verb but increment is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accession	Yes	No	Yes	No
increment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, increment is a hypernym of accession; that is, increment is a word with a broader meaning than accession:

accession: a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
increment: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accession include growth, increase.

accession (noun)	increment (noun)
the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)	the amount by which something increases
the right to enter	a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
something added to what you already have
(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

accession (verb)	increment (verb)
make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

Difference between accession and increment

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