Ice particles collide and stick to form a larger aggregate, such as a snowflake. Temperature, habit and collision speed affect sticking. This differs from vapour deposition onto ice and from riming, in which collected supercooled liquid freezes on the ice particle. [ref]
International Cloud Atlas by World Meteorological Organization. Glossary: aggregation and accretion; snow definition
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