agglomerate
[ verb uh-glom-uh-reyt; adjective, noun uh-glom-er-it, -uh-reyt ]
verb (used with or without object),ag·glom·er·at·ed, ag·glom·er·at·ing.
to collect or gather into a cluster or mass.
adjective
gathered together into a cluster or mass.
Botany. crowded into a dense cluster, but not cohering.
noun
a mass of things clustered together.
rock composed of rounded or angular volcanic fragments.
Origin of agglomerate
1Other words for agglomerate
Opposites for agglomerate
Other words from agglomerate
- ag·glom·er·a·tive [uh-glom-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv], /əˈglɒm əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, adjective
- ag·glom·er·a·tor, noun
- non·ag·glom·er·a·tive, adjective
- un·ag·glom·er·a·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for agglomerate
agglomerate
verb(əˈɡlɒməˌreɪt)
to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect
noun(əˈɡlɒmərɪt, -ˌreɪt)
a confused mass
a rock consisting of angular fragments of volcanic lava: Compare conglomerate (def. 2)
adjective(əˈɡlɒmərɪt, -ˌreɪt)
formed into a mass
Origin of agglomerate
1C17: from Latin agglomerāre, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball, mass
Derived forms of agglomerate
- agglomeration, noun
- agglomerative, adjective
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