Buildup may refer to: *

Atomic buildup In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the Aufbau principle (, from ), also called the Aufbau rule, states that in the ground state of an atom or ion, electrons first fill Electron shell#Subshells, subshells of the lowest available energy, the ...

, a concept in atomic physics *

Capital buildup Capital accumulation is the dynamic that motivates the pursuit of profit, involving the investment of money or any financial asset with the goal of increasing the initial monetary value of said asset as a financial return whether in the form ...

, the gathering of objects of value *

Glacier ice buildup Glacier ice accumulation occurs through accumulation of snow and other frozen precipitation, as well as through other means including rime ice (freezing of water vapor on the glacier surface), avalanching from hanging glaciers on cliffs and moun ...

, an element in the glacier mass balance formula * Build-up, a tactic in association football * build up (solitaire term), in a patience or card solitaire, to add cards to a pile in ascending sequence

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