agglomerate
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transitive verb \ə-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt\ag·glom·er·at·edag·glom·er·at·ing
Definition of AGGLOMERATE
: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
Examples of AGGLOMERATE
- <breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk>
Origin of AGGLOMERATE
Latin agglomeratus, past participle of agglomerare to heap up, join, from ad- + glomer-, glomus ball — more at clam
First Known Use: 1684
Rhymes with AGGLOMERATE
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2ag·glom·er·ate
adjective \-rət\Definition of AGGLOMERATE
: gathered into a ball, mass, or cluster; specifically : clustered or growing together but not coherent <an agglomerate flower head>
First Known Use of AGGLOMERATE
1828
Other Botany Terms
3ag·glom·er·ate
noun \-rət\Definition of AGGLOMERATE
1
: a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity
2
: a jumbled mass or collection : agglomeration
Examples of AGGLOMERATE
- <the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years>
First Known Use of AGGLOMERATE
1830
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- Synonyms
- miscellany, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter
Other Geology Terms
agglomerate
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Large, coarse, angular rock fragments associated with lava flow that are ejected during explosive volcanic eruptions. Although they may appear to resemble sedimentary conglomerates, agglomerates are igneous rocks that consist almost wholly of angular or rounded lava fragments of varying size and shape. Some geologists sort agglomerates into bombs, blocks, and breccia. Bombs are ejected in a molten state, becoming rounded upon solidification, and blocks are erupted as solid fragments. Upon accumulation and solidification of the angular fragments (also known as pyroclastics), they form agglomerates.
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