Meanings
noungeoaccumulation (countable and uncountable, plural geoaccumulations)
plural geoaccumulations
- countableuncountablegeographygeological accumulation (typically of heavy metals in sediments)
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*gaya
- Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
- Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
- Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
- Englishgeo-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
- Latincumulus
- Latincumulō
- Latinaccumulō
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Frenchaccumulation
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Englishacumulacyon
- Englishaccumulation
- Englishgeoaccumulation
From geo- + accumulation.
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geoaccumulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geoaccumulation
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“geoaccumulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geoaccumulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geoaccumulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geoaccumulation.
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