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

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Accretion. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/accretion.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Accretion. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/accretion (accessed: February 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Accretion." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 1 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/accretion.

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