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aggradation

1. n. [Geology]

The accumulation of stratigraphic sequences by deposition that stacks beds atop each other, building upwards during periods of balance between sediment supply and accommodation.

Alternate Form: aggradational

See related terms: bedsedimentationsequence stratigraphy

Aggradation.