agglomeration

[ uh-glom-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ əˌglɒm əˈreɪ ʃən /

a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.

the act or process of agglomerating.

Origin of agglomeration

First recorded in 1765–75; agglomerate + -ion

1 jumble, conglomeration, aggregation, conglomerate, agglomerate, aggregate.

Dutifully obeying the modern principle of agglomeration, it would be called an iPlod.

A World Without Electricity |Justin Green |January 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The agglomeration of data, however, is not offering a clear picture to economists and policymakers who yearn for one.

The Fed’s Forthright Admission About Our Messy Economic Situation |Zachary Karabell |June 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Strictly speaking, it is not a city, but an agglomeration of industrialism.

The Soul of John Brown |Stephen Graham
What we call the American people is but an agglomeration of emigrants from various regions and races.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 427, May, 1851 |Various

As always, the agglomeration of mercenary companies was difficult to control.

Charles the Bold |Ruth Putnam
Language, thus, does not develop by sprouting and growing, but by agglomeration and agglutination.

Elements of Folk Psychology |Wilhelm Wundt
Canton with its agglomeration of a primitive existence, is surely distinct and different from any other city.

East of Suez |Frederic Courtland Penfield