ACCUMULATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accumulated mean? 

• ACCUMULATED (adjective)
  The adjective ACCUMULATED has 1 sense:

1. periodically accumulated over time

  Familiarity information: ACCUMULATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCUMULATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Periodically accumulated over time

Synonyms:

accrued; accumulated

Context example:

accrued leave

Similar:

increased (made greater in size or amount or degree)

 Context examples 

The spell of the cub's heritage was upon him, the fear and the respect born of the centuries of struggle and the accumulated experience of the generations.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

As an amino acid analogue, this agent is preferentially accumulated by tumor cells due to their increased metabolic needs; however, unlike naturally occuring amino acids, this non-natural amino acid-analogue radiotracer is not metabolized.

(Fluciclovine (18F), NCI Thesaurus)

Guaifenesin promotes the efficiency of the mucociliary mechanism important in removing accumulated secretions from the upper and lower airway.

(Guaifenesin, NCI Thesaurus)

The results indicate that mercury has accumulated for thousands of years in tundra soils.

(Study finds mercury levels in Arctic soils 5 times higher than temperate regions, National Science Foundation)

Rock layers forming the base of Mount Sharp accumulated as sediment within ancient lakes billions of years ago.

(Mars Rover Views Spectacular Layered Rock Formations, NASA)

This mudstone gradually formed billions of years ago from silt that accumulated at the bottom of the ancient lake.

(NASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars, NASA)

Alternatively, Ceres may have formed closer to its current position between Mars and Jupiter, but with material accumulated from the outer solar system.

(Recent Hydrothermal Activity May Explain Ceres' Brightest Area, NASA)

X-Ray dose data accumulated over multiple irradiation events (e.g., for a study or a performed procedure step).

(Accumulated X-Ray Dose Data, NCI Thesaurus/DICOM)

Such fatty acids are not actually produced in fish, but are accumulated from phytoplankton which produce omega-3 fatty acids.

(Fish Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

These lakes helped to trap wind-blown sand and dust, which accumulated over time and formed the extensive sedimentary deposits we see today.

(Signs of Ancient Mars Lakes and Quakes Seen in New Map, NASA)