Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word subaccretion.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
mollusque commented on the word subaccretion
. . . the minimum in effective pressure may migrate downward in the subducted layer . . . . This leads to subaccretion with downward migration of the decollement.
--X. L. Pichon, P. Henry, and S. Lallemant, 1993, "Accretion and Erosion in Subduction Zones: The Role of Fluids", Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 21: 307-331
March 29, 2009