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Accumulation vs Illuviation - What's the difference?

accumulation | illuviation |

As nouns the difference between accumulation and illuviation

is that accumulation is the act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile while illuviation is (geology) the accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum.

accumulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
  • The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
  • an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
  • A mass of something piled up or collected.
  • (legal) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
  • (accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
  • (finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
  • Synonyms

    * (accounting) retained earnings

    Antonyms

    * decumulation

    illuviation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum