agglomerate
[ verb uh-glom-uh-reyt; adjective, noun uh-glom-er-it, -uh-reyt ]
/ verb əˈglɒm əˌreɪt; adjective, noun əˈglɒm ər ɪt, -əˌreɪt /
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
SYNONYMS 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, adjectiveWords nearby agglomerate
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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
Derived forms of agglomerate
agglomeration, noun agglomerative, adjectiveWord Origin for agglomerate
C17: from Latin
agglomerāre, from
glomerāre to wind into a ball, from
glomus ball, mass