accrete -- v. To add terranes (small land masses or pieces of crust) to another, usually larger, land mass.
Whereas in the thinking about growth of continents prior to the accreted terrane concepts, ...
The planets were originally formed from planetesimals, sub-planetary bodies that accreted together during the first years of the solar system and no longer exist.
The room will accrete mathematical models, materials for building models, references related to geometry, questions, responses and (most important) people. There will be computer workstations in or near the geometry room.
terrane (microplate) A fragment of the lithosphere, smaller than a plate, that forms a portion of an accreted terrane margin.
texture The general appearance of a rock as shown by the size, shape, and arrangement of the materials composing it.
 See also: Surface, Region, Feature, Image, Format
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