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the process of thinning or weakening due to the addition of material through accretion
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The process of accretion thinning occurs when new material is added to a surface while simultaneously reducing its thickness.
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Accretion thinning is like when you keep piling stuff on a table but it starts to get thinner and thinner.
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Adding stuff but making it thinner at the same time is what accretion thinning is all about.
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Just like how layers of paint can thin out as you keep adding more, accretion thinning refers to the gradual reduction in thickness while adding material.