agglomerate
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ag·glom·er·ate
[v. uh-glom-uh-reyt; adj., n. uh-glom-er-it, -uh-reyt] verb, ag·glom·er·at·ed, ag·glom·er·at·ing, adjective, noun 
əˌreɪt; verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to collect or gather into a cluster or mass.
adjective
2.
gathered together into a cluster or mass.
3.
Botany. crowded into a dense cluster, but not cohering.
noun
4.
a mass of things clustered together.
5.
rock composed of rounded or angular volcanic fragments.
Origin:
1675–85; < Latin agglomerātus (past participle of agglomerāre), equivalent to ag- ag- + glomer- (stem of glomus ball of yarn) + -ātus -ate1
1675–85; < Latin agglomerātus (past participle of agglomerāre), equivalent to ag- ag- + glomer- (stem of glomus ball of yarn) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ag·glom·er·a·tor, noun
non·ag·glom·er·a·tive, adjective
un·ag·glom·er·a·tive, adjective
Synonyms
1. assemble, amass, accumulate.
1. assemble, amass, accumulate.
Antonyms
1. disperse, scatter.
1. disperse, scatter.
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World English Dictionary
| agglomerate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect |
| —n | |
| 2. | a confused mass |
| 3. | Compare conglomerate a rock consisting of angular fragments of volcanic lava |
| —adj | |
| 4. | formed into a mass |
| [C17: from Latin agglomerāre, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball, mass] | |
| agglomer'ation | |
| —n | |
| ag'glomerative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
agglomerate
1680s, from L. agglomeratus, pp. of agglomerare "to wind or add onto a ball," from ad- "to" + glomerare "wind up in a ball," from glomus (gen. glomeris) "ball of yarn," from PIE root *glem-.
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Example sentences
Coarser-grained soils tend to be free-flowing and do not agglomerate into clumps.
In aqueous environment tend to agglomerate due to interparticle magnetic and van-der-Waals attractions.
Better drying techniques need to be found so that particles do not agglomerate.
Plastic soils tend to stick to screens and other equipment, and agglomerate into large clumps.
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