accumulative
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5.5
- adjective
- /əˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/
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acumulativo
- All good science is accumulative; no one can get everything right the first time.
- accumulative effect
- accumulative characteristic
Examples
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The accumulative benefits of exercising regularly include better health and increased energy.
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And this seems true in general: the experimental poet, almost by principle, chooses improvisation over accumulative dramatic shape.
Academic text (2010) -
Then we know that it is accumulative.
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The effects of such fallout are not linear but multiplicative and accumulative.
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Next, "order and meaning" arise from "accumulating" or clustering information together; this is the accumulative or holistic characteristic of discernment.
Academic text (1992) -
Success was not a simple act of fate, but the result of ability and opportunity—what he called an "accumulative advantage" (pp. 30-31).
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A creative, exploratory plan of instruction that is based on aural rather than notational skills is conceptually accumulative and is focused on music as a living language for personal use.
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The accumulative nature of his savings allowed him to buy a new house after several years.
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Her knowledge on the subject is accumulative, built up over years of dedicated study.
Synonyms
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5.3
Increasing over time as more things are added
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3.7
Gradually increased or collected in one place over time
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9.1
Making something grow slowly by gathering more material or value
Relating to slow growth by adding material from outside, like layers of rock
Money or benefits that build up over time
Antonyms
How Accumulative
Surface Forms
Morphology
accumulative = accumulate (transparent) = accumulate + ive
Standard adjective formation from the verb 'accumulate' with '-ive' yields an adjective meaning 'tending to or relating to accumulation', which a learner familiar with the verb and the suffix can infer.
Etymology
Accumulative comes from an old Latin idea of making a heap: ad- 'to' plus cumulare 'to heap', and you can see the same root in English accumulate and cumulative. So accumulative means 'increasing' or growing by adding or collecting more over time.