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accretion

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000024

The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of a frozen particle with a supercooled liquid water droplet which freezes upon impact.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000024
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoice accretion; coagulation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000024",
  "term": "accretion",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of a frozen particle with a supercooled liquid water droplet which freezes upon impact.",
  "see_also": [
    "ice accretion",
    "coagulation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/accretion/"
}

Record 24 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.