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Webster 1913 Edition
Accumulation
Ac-cuˊmu-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
accumulatio
; cf. F. accumulation
.] 1.
The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated;
as, an
. accumulation
of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors2.
(Law)
The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
Accumulation of energy
or power
the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored.
– An accumulation of degrees
(Eng. Univ.)
, the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules.
Webster 1828 Edition
Accumulation
ACCUMULA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of accumulating; the state of being accumulated; an amassing; a collecting together; as an accumulation of earth or of evils.2.
In law, the concurrence of several titles to the same thing, or of several circumstances to the same proof.3.
In Universities, an accumulation of degrees, is the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual, or than is allowed by the rules.