accumulation
US /əˌkjumjəˈleʃən/
・UK /əˌkju:mjə'leɪʃn/
B1
noun
- Act of becoming bigger or more over time
- The gradual gathering or collecting of something.
- The gradual gathering or amassing of something.
other
- The gradual gathering or collecting of something.
- The gathering or piling up of something.
- The gradual gathering or amassing of something.
Examples
the steady accumulation of evidence by the police
a massive accumulation of facts about the motor industry