Accreted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Accreted is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of accrete.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of accrete.
Example Sentences
According to the reigning hypothesis, about 4.5 billion years ago, shortly after Earth had accreted down into a sphere from its little slub of circumsolar material, another newborn planet [Theia], still shaky on its feet, slammed obliquely into Earth with terrifying force.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grew, terrane, terranes, accretions, accretion, accretionary.
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