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aggregate
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ag·gre·gate  (gr-gt)
adj.
1. Constituting or amounting to a whole; total: aggregate sales in that market.
2. Botany Crowded or massed into a dense cluster.
3. Composed of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.
n.
1. A total considered with reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount: "An empire is the aggregate of many states under one common head" (Edmund Burke).
2. The mineral materials, such as sand or stone, used in making concrete.
v. (-gt) ag·gre·gat·ed, ag·gre·gat·ing, ag·gre·gates
v.tr.
1. To gather into a mass, sum, or whole.
2. To amount to; total.
v.intr.
To come together or collect in a mass or whole: "Some [bacteria]aggregate so closely as to mimic a multicellular organism" (Gina Kolata).
Idiom:
in the aggregate
Taken into account as a whole: Unit sales for December amounted in the aggregate to 100,000.

[Middle English aggregat, from Latin aggregtus, past participle of aggregre, to add to : ad-, ad- + gregre, to collect (from grex, greg-, flock; see ger- in Indo-European roots).]

aggre·gate·ly adv.
aggre·gation n.
aggre·gative adj.
aggre·gator n.

aggregate
adj [ˈægrɪgɪt -ˌgeɪt]
1. formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets
n [ˈægrɪgɪt -ˌgeɪt]
1. a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate
in the aggregate taken as a whole
vb [ˈægrɪˌgeɪt]
1. to combine or be combined into a body, etc.
2. (tr) to amount to (a number)
[from Latin aggregāre to add to a flock or herd, attach (oneself) to, from grex flock]
aggregately  adv
aggregative  [ˈægrɪˌgeɪtɪv] adj

Aggregate an assemblage collected into one body, e.g., a house is an aggregate of bricks, timber, etc. See also collection, combination, compound, sum.
Examples: aggregate of activities, 1855; of small bubbles, 1677; of confusions and incongruities, 1878; of all past experience.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aggregate - the whole amountaggregate - the whole amount                    
whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
2.aggregate - material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
3.aggregate - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
plankton - the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
nekton - the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales
sum total, summation, sum - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
Verb1.aggregate - amount in the aggregate to
add up, amount, come - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
2.aggregate - gather in a mass, sum, or whole
unitise, unitize - make into a unit; "unitize a car body"
amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix - to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"
Adj.1.aggregate - formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"
collective - forming a whole or aggregate
2.aggregate - composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets; "raspberries are aggregate fruits"
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"

aggregate
noun
total, body, whole, amount, collection, mass, sum, combination, pile, mixture, bulk, lump, heap, accumulation, assemblage, agglomeration society viewed as an aggregate of individuals
adjective
collective, added, mixed, combined, collected, corporate, assembled, accumulated, composite, cumulative the rate of growth of aggregate demand
verb
combine, mix, collect, assemble, heap, accumulate, pile, amass We should never aggregate votes to predict results under another system.
Translations
aggregate
A. [ˈægrɪgɪt] N
1. (= total) → conjunto m
on aggregateen conjunto
Scotland won 5-4 on aggregateganó Escocia por 5 a 4 en conjunto
in the aggregateen conjunto, en total
2. (Geol, Constr) → agregado m
B. [ˈægrɪgɪt] ADJtotal, global
C. [ˈægrɪgeɪt] VTjuntar, sumar

aggregate [ˈægrɪgət]
n
(= total) → ensemble m, total m
an aggregate of → un total de
in aggregate, in the aggregate (= in total) → dans l'ensemble
(SPORT) on aggregate → au total des points
Raith Rovers won 3-2 on aggregate → Raith Rovers a gagné 3 à 2 au total des points.
modif
aggregate score → score m total

aggregate
n
Gesamtmenge f, → Summe f, → Gesamtheit f; considered in (the) aggregateinsgesamt betrachtet; on aggregate (Sport) → in der Gesamtwertung
(Build) → Zuschlagstoffe pl; (Geol) → Gemenge nt
adjgesamt, Gesamt-; aggregate valueGesamtwert m
vt
(= gather together)anhäufen, ansammeln
(= amount to)sich belaufen auf (+acc)
visich anhäufen, sich ansammeln

aggregate [ˈægrɪgɪt]
1. n
a. (total) → insieme m
in the aggregate → nel complesso
on aggregate (Sport) → con punteggio complessivo
b. (Geol) → aggregato (Constr) → materiali mpl inerti
2. adjcomplessivo/a

aggregate
n aggregate [ˈӕgrigət]
a total What is the aggregate of goals from the two football matches? totaal مَجْمُوع общ souhrn, úhrn samlet sum die Gesamtsumme σύνολο, άθροισμα total kogusumma مجموع kokonaismäärä total בְּסִיכּוּם כָּל הַמִשׂחָקִים पूर्णयोग ukupni rezultat végeredmény jumlah total heildarupphæð, samtala totale 統計 집합, 총계 suma kopsumma agregat totaal sum, opphopning suma total total совокупность súčet, súhrn seštevek ukupan iznos summa, det sammanlagda ผลรวม toplam 合計 сукупність مجموعہ tổng số


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