accretion vs growth

accretion and growth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accretion	Yes	No	No	No
growth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, growth is a hypernym of accretion; that is, growth is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: an increase by natural growth or addition
growth: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accretion include increase, increment.

As nouns, growth is a hypernym of accretion; that is, growth is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
growth: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accretion include increase, increment.

As nouns, growth is a hypernym of accretion; that is, growth is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
growth: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accretion include increase, increment.

As nouns, growth is a hypernym of accretion; that is, growth is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
growth: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accretion include increase, increment.

accretion (noun)	growth (noun)
(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)	the gradual beginning or coming forth
an increase by natural growth or addition	vegetation that has grown
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment	something grown or growing
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases	a progression from simpler to more complex forms
something contributing to growth or increase	a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
	(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)