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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AGGLOM'ERATE, v.t. [L. agglomero, ad and glomero, to wind into a ball, from glomus a ball of yarn; from the Heb. to involve.]
To wind, or collect into a ball; to gather into a mass.
AGGLOM'ERATE, v.i. To gather, grow or collect into a ball or mass.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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1: clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" [syn: agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered] n
1: volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
2: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn: pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus] v
1: form into one cluster

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin agglomeratus, past participle of agglomerare to heap up, join, from ad- + glomer-, glomus ball — more at clam Date: 1684 to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster II. adjective Date: 1828 gathered into a ball, mass, or cluster; specifically clustered or growing together but not coherent <an agglomerate flower head> III. noun Date: 1830 1. a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity 2. a jumbled mass or collection ; agglomeration

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v., n., & adj. --v.tr. & intr. 1 collect into a mass. 2 accumulate in a disorderly way. --n. 1 a mass or collection of things. 2 Geol. a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat (cf. CONGLOMERATE). --adj. collected into a mass. Derivatives: agglomeration n. agglomerative adj. Etymology: L agglomerare (as AD-, glomerare f. glomus -meris ball)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Agglomerate Ag*glom"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agglomerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Agglomerating.] [L. agglomeratus, p. p. of agglomerare; ad + glomerare to form into a ball. See Glomerate.] To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass. Where he builds the agglomerated pile. --Cowper.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Agglomerate Ag*glom"er*ate, v. i. To collect in a mass.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Agglomerate Ag*glom"er*ate, Agglomerated Ag*glom"er*a`ted, a. 1. Collected into a ball, heap, or mass. 2. (Bot.) Collected into a rounded head of flowers.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Agglomerate Ag*glom"er*ate, n. 1. A collection or mass. 2. (Geol.) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; -- distinguished from conglomerate.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Mass, mass together, gather in a ball or mass, gather together, lump together, heap up, pile up.





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