Definition of agglomerate
agglomerated
;agglomerating
transitive verb
: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
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Examples of agglomerate in a Sentence
breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk
Origin and Etymology of agglomerate
Latin agglomeratus, past participle of agglomerare to heap up, join, from ad- + glomer-, glomus ball — more at clam
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
1805
Other Botany Terms
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 in a Sentence
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
Other Geology Terms
anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of agglomerate
: a jumbled mass or collection probably a virus or agglomerates of a virus—E. A. Steinhaus
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