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ag·glom·er·a·tion

 (ə-glŏm′ə-rā′shən)
n.
1. The act or process of gathering into a mass.
2. A confused or jumbled mass: "To avoid the problems of large urban agglomerations, the state decentralized the university system" (Bickley Townsend).
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ag•glom•er•a•tion

(əˌglɒm əˈreɪ ʃən)

n.
1. a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.
2. the act or process of agglomerating.
[1775]
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Agglomeration

 a mass or clump of things gathered together; an unmethodical assemblage; a cluster. See also cluster, conglomerate.
Examples: an agglomeration of self-loving beings, 1866; of granite houses, 1859; of turrets, 1774.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
bunch, clump, cluster, clustering - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
chunk, clod, glob, lump, clump, ball - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
2.agglomeration - the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together
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agglomeration

noun mass, collection, pile, cluster, lump, stack, heap, rick, clump, accumulation The album is a bizarre agglomeration of styles.
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agglomeration

noun
A group of things gathered haphazardly:
bank, cumulus, drift, heap, hill, mass, mess, mound, mountain, pile, shock, stack, tumble.
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Translations
aglomeracija
aglomerație

agglomeration

[əˌglɒməˈreɪʃən] N → aglomeración f
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agglomeration

[əˌglɒməˈreɪʃən] n → agglomérat m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

agglomeration

n → Anhäufung f, → Konglomerat nt; (Sci) → Agglomeration f
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agglomeration

[əglɒməˈreɪʃ/ən] n → agglomerazione f
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ag·glom·er·a·tion

n. aglomeración, acumulación.
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