"agglomerate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈɡlɒm(ə)ɹət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈɡlɑm(ə)ɹət/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-agglomerate-noun.ogg Forms: more agglomerate [comparative], most agglomerate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin agglomerare (“to wind into a ball”), from ad (“to”) + glomerare (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|agglomerare||to wind into a ball}} Latin agglomerare (“to wind into a ball”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} agglomerate (comparative more agglomerate, superlative most agglomerate)
  1. collected into a ball, heap, or mass Synonyms: agglomerated
    Sense id: en-agglomerate-en-adj-67wafyIX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aglomerate

Noun

Forms: agglomerates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin agglomerare (“to wind into a ball”), from ad (“to”) + glomerare (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|agglomerare||to wind into a ball}} Latin agglomerare (“to wind into a ball”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} agglomerate (plural agglomerates)
  1. A collection or mass. Synonyms (collection or mass): agglomeration, collection, mass Translations (collection or mass): agglomeraat [neuter] (Dutch), aglomerat [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-agglomerate-en-noun-VH1CwBQ- Disambiguation of 'collection or mass': 94 6 0 Disambiguation of 'collection or mass': 94 6 0
  2. (geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate. Categories (topical): Geology, Volcanology Translations (geology): 集塊岩 (Chinese Mandarin), 集块岩 (jíkuàiyán) (Chinese Mandarin), agglomeraat [neuter] (Dutch), aglomerat [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-agglomerate-en-noun-2rilSKx3 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, volcanology Disambiguation of 'geology': 5 83 12
  3. (meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice. Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-agglomerate-en-noun-2MmeMVCz Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aglomerate

Verb

IPA: /əˈɡlɒm(ə)ˌɹeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈɡlɑ.mɚˌeɪt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-agglomerate-verb.ogg Forms: agglomerates [present, singular, third-person], agglomerating [participle, present], agglomerated [participle, past], agglomerated [past]
Etymology: From Latin agglomerare (“to wind into a ball”), from ad (“to”) + glomerare (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|agglomerare||to wind into a ball}} Latin agglomerare (“to wind into a ball”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} agglomerate (third-person singular simple present agglomerates, present participle agglomerating, simple past and past participle agglomerated)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms (collect into a ball): ball, ball up, bundle up, clew, conglobate, conglobe, globe, orb, wind Synonyms (gather into a mass): amass
    Sense id: en-agglomerate-en-verb-teKPBnYQ Disambiguation of 'collect into a ball': 92 8 Disambiguation of 'gather into a mass': 99 1
  2. (geography) To extend an urban area by contiguous development, so as to merge the built-up area of one or more central cities or settlements and their suburbs (thus creating an agglomeration). Categories (topical): Geography Translations (Translations): aglomerować [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-agglomerate-en-verb-eCPt7G8x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 10 10 6 55 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 14 4 9 10 7 56 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 14 6 11 10 10 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 2 10 11 7 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 1 5 6 3 36 33 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 5 6 2 38 35 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 2 11 10 10 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 7 15 12 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 2 13 9 11 51 Topics: geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aglomerate, gather, gather up, merge, pile up, coalesce Derived forms: agglomeratic, deagglomerate, disagglomerate, en, heteroagglomerate, reagglomerate Related terms: agglomeration, agglomerative

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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