agglomerate

ag·glom·er·ate  (-glm-rt)

tr. & intr.v. ag·glom·er·at·ed, ag·glom·er·at·ing, ag·glom·er·ates

To form or collect into a rounded mass.

adj. (-r-t)

Gathered into a rounded mass.

n. (-r-t)

1. A confused or jumbled mass; a heap.

2. A volcanic rock consisting of rounded and angular fragments fused together.

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[Latin agglomerre, agglomert-, to mass together : ad-, ad- + glomerre, to form into a ball (from glomus, glomer-, ball).]

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ag·glomer·ative (--rtv, -r--tv) adj.

ag·glomer·ator n.

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agglomerate

vb [əˈglɒməˌreɪt]

to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect

n [əˈglɒmərɪt -ˌreɪt]

1. a confused mass

2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a rock consisting of angular fragments of volcanic lava Compare conglomerate [2]

adj [əˈglɒmərɪt -ˌreɪt]

formed into a mass

[from Latin agglomerāre, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball, mass]

agglomeration  n

agglomerative  adj

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Agglomerate a group or mass of things loosely thrown or huddled together or gathered into a ball or cluster; a mass of volcanic fragments linked through the action of heat.

Examples: an agglomerate of all duchies, 1865; of all facts, 1831; of volcanic fragments.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	agglomerate - volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together volcanic rock - extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
	2.	agglomerate - a collection of objects laid on top of each other cumulation, heap, pile, cumulus, mound aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole compost heap, compost pile - a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost muckheap, muckhill, dunghill, midden - a heap of dung or refuse scrapheap - pile of discarded metal shock - a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock" slagheap - pile of waste matter from coal mining etc stack - an orderly pile funeral pyre, pyre - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite woodpile - a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel stockpile - a storage pile accumulated for future use
Verb	1.	agglomerate - form into one cluster bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump - gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"
Adj.	1.	agglomerate - clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered collective - forming a whole or aggregate

Translations

agglomerate

vi → agglomerieren

adj → agglomeriert

n → Agglomerat nt

agglomerate [əˈglɒmərɪt] n (Geol) → agglomerato