[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

accumulation \accu`mula"tion\, n. l. accumulatio; cf. f.
   accumulation.
   1. the act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated,
      or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of
      earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.
      1913 webster

   2. law the concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
      1913 webster

   accumulation of energy or power, the storing of energy by
      means of weights lifted or masses put in motion;
      electricity stored.

   an accumulation of degrees eng. univ., the taking of
      several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or
      than is allowed by the rules.
      1913 webster
see also:
accumulation of energy power an accumulation of degrees 

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