the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | (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) |
| an increase by natural growth or addition |
| (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment |
| (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles |
| (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases |
| something contributing to growth or increase |