Meanings
- Pertaining to or characterized by accumulation.
Accumulatory pressure measurements have been used to study the kinetics of more complicated reactions.
1980, Michael E. Brown, D. Dollimore, A.K. Galwey, Reactions in the Solid State, page 192 more examples
This accumulatory trend became more turbulent in early 2005, perhaps over uncertainty concerning the verdict in the SHAC 7 trial, although SHAC UK was also still active. A renewal of accumulatory growth was associated with the SHAC 7's conviction.
2012, Anthony J. Nocella II, Deric Shannon, John Asimakopoulos, The Accumulation of Freedom, page 112In Kingston, safety from both economic and physical violence has also provided the leaders of garrison communities with the loyalty and allegiance needed to engage in the capital accumulatory activities in the illicit economy.
2013, Linda Peake, Martina Rieker, Rethinking Feminist Interventions into the Urban, page 39
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