What does accumulation mean?
Accumulation means The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile..
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/əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ · noun
The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile..
an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
At the lowest point, a short length of tunnel was driven alongside the up line, with a cross passage, to serve as a sump and pump house for dealing with any accumulation of water.
Accumulation of tiny, positional blunders adds up to a ruptured Kingside.
After such an accumulation of mistakes in the treatment of lexical items, it comes as no surprise that the section on word formation on p. 133 is equally poor.
Use accumulation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Accumulation means The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile..
Common synonyms include retained earnings, assemblage, aggregation, collection.
Possible antonyms include decumulation, unconsciously.
an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
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