accumulation

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
3. (countable, uncountable) A mass of something piled up or collected.
4. (countable, uncountable) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
5. (countable, uncountable) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
6. (countable, uncountable) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
7. (UK, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.

Concepts

accumulation

collection

masse

accroissement

emmagasinage

foule

amas

cumul

amoncellement

stagnation

accrétion

cumulation

accumuler

agrégation

d’accumulation

emmagasiner

multitude

récolte

tas

Synonymes

collection

heap

gathering

pile

crowd

mass

multitude

assemblage

cumulation

aggregation

collecting

agglomeration

amassment

build-up

piling

accrual

buildup

conglomeration

accumulating

piling up

body

accumulate

increase

accretion

congestion

storage

backlog

swarm

accruement

growth

amassing

acquisition

accumulative

stack

pile-up

picking

store

hoard

heaping up

hoarding

congregation

harvest

confluence

compilation

gather

escalation

energy storage

cluster

bunching

effect

Traductions

acumulación

Anhäufung

accumulazione

Ansammlung

acumulação

accumulo

acúmulo

accumulatie

acumulació

Akkumulation

συσσώρευση

turba

stapel

Haufen

massa

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ə.ˌkjuːm.jə.ˈleɪ.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: acumulacyon

In summary

From Middle English acumulacyon, from Middle French accumulation and its etymon, Latin accumulātiō, accumulātiōnis. By surface analysis, accumulate + -ion. First attested in the late 15th century. Doublet of accumulatio.