increment vs accession

accession vs increment

increment and accession both are nouns.

increment is not a verb while accession is a verb.

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

As nouns, accession is a hyponym of increment; that is, accession is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increment:

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

Other hyponyms of increment include accretion, accumulation, accretion, accretion, accretion, multiplication, population growth, proliferation, pullulation, relaxation, broadening, widening.

increment (noun)	accession (noun)
the amount by which something increases	the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important	the right to enter
	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)

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

Difference between increment and accession

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