conglomerate (redirected from conglomerates)

con·glom·er·ate  (kn-glm-rt)

v. con·glom·er·at·ed, con·glom·er·at·ing, con·glom·er·ates

v.intr.

1. To form or gather into a mass or whole.

2. To form into or merge with a corporate conglomerate.

v.tr.

To cause to form into a mass or whole.

n. (-r-t)

1. A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields.

2. A collected heterogeneous mass; a cluster: a city-suburban conglomerate; a conglomerate of color, passion, and artistry.

3. Geology A rock consisting of pebbles and gravel embedded in cement.

adj. (-r-t)

1. Gathered into a mass; clustered.

2. Geology Made up of loosely cemented heterogeneous material.

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[Latin conglomerre, conglomert- : com-, com- + glomerre, to wind into a ball (from glomus, glomer-, ball).]

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con·glomer·atic (--rtk), con·glomer·itic (--rtk) adj.

con·glomer·ator n.

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conglomerate

Noun

1. a large corporation made up of many different companies

2. a thing composed of several different elements

3. a type of rock consisting of rounded pebbles or fragments held together by silica or clay

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

to form into a mass

Adjective

1. made up of several different elements

2. (of rock) consisting of rounded pebbles or fragments held together by silica or clay [Latin conglomerare to roll up]

conglomeration n

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conglomerate  (kn-glm-rt)

A coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of round rock fragments cemented together by hardened silt, clay, calcium carbonate, or a similar material. The fragments (known as clasts) have a diameter of at least 2 mm (0.08 inches), vary in composition and origin, and may include pebbles, cobbles, boulders, or fossilized seashells. Conglomerates often form through the transportation and deposition of sediments by streams, alluvial fans, and glaciers.

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Conglomerate a mass of separate items collected into a ball; things closely crowded or gathered together into a coherent mass or whole.

Examples: conglomerate of anecdotes; of flowers; of fragments; of fruit and leaves, 1572; of geologists—Lipton, 1970; of gravel and ice, 1856; of useful or useless knowledge, 1864.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conglomerate - a composite rock made up of particles of varying size pudding stone rock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
	2.	conglomerate - a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization empire corp, corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state publishing conglomerate, publishing empire - a conglomerate of publishing companies
Verb	1.	conglomerate - collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" amass, cumulate, pile up, accumulate, gather increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" backlog - accumulate and create a backlog accrete - grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion" drift - be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
Adj.	1.	conglomerate - composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass; "the conglomerate peoples of New England" combined - made or joined or united into one

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conglomerate

noun corporation, multinational, corporate body, business, association, consortium, aggregate, agglomerate

Translations

conglomerate [kənˈglɔmərət] n (COMM, GEO) → conglomerado

conglomerate [kənˈglɔmərɪt] n (Comm) → conglomérat m

conglomerate [kənˈglɔmərɪt] n (Comm) → Konglomerat nt

conglomerate [kənˈglɔmərɪt] n (COMM) → conglomerato