aggregation

[ ag-ri-gey-shuh n ]
/ ˌæg rɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.: an aggregation of complainants.
collection into an unorganized whole.
the state of being so collected.
Biology, Ecology. a group of organisms of the same or different species living closely together but less integrated than a society.

Origin of aggregation

1540–50; < Medieval Latin aggregātiōn- (stem of aggregātiō); see aggregate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM aggregation

ag·gre·ga·tion·al, adjective re·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun sub·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun

Words nearby aggregation

aggravation, aggregate, aggregate fruit, aggregate glands, aggregated lymphatic follicles, aggregation, aggregative, aggregator, aggress, aggression, aggressive

British Dictionary definitions for aggregational

aggregation
/ (ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of aggregating
ecology dispersion in which the individuals of a species are closer together than if they were randomly dispersed

Medical definitions for aggregational

aggregation
[ ăg′rĭ-gā′shən ]

n.

A massing together or clustering of independent but similar units, such as particles, parts, or bodies.