Definition/Meaning of agglomerate

• English - Adjective: agglomerate ( comparative more agglomerate , superlative most agglomerate ) collected into a ball , heap , or mass Synonyms agglomerated
• English - Noun: agglomerate ( plural agglomerates ) A collection or mass . ( geology ) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate . ( meteorology ) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice . Synonyms ( collection or mass ): agglomeration , collection , mass
• English - Verb: agglomerate ( third-person singular simple present agglomerates , present participle agglomerating , simple past and past participle agglomerated ) To wind or collect into a ball; hence , to gather into a mass or anything like a mass . Synonyms amass , bundle up , gather , gather up , wind
• English - 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 ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: Adjective , noun: AHD: əglŏ'mərət ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA (key) : /əˈɡlɒmərət/ Verb: AHD: əglŏ'mərāt ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA (key) : /əˈɡlɒməreɪt/