acervation
/æ.sɚˈveɪʃən/
Meaning
A heaping up; accumulation
Examples
Is it to be doubted that amongst these bodies which both we see and handle, which are either felt or feele, but that there are some compound? These are such by connexion or aceruation, as for example, a rope, corne, or a ship.
Word Forms
acervations
Etymology
From Latin acervatio. Doublet of acervatio.