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   agglomerate

   verb

   • 1. collect or form into a mass or group: "he is seeking to agglomerate the functions of the Home Office"

   noun

   • 1. a mass or collection of things: "a multimedia agglomerate"
   • ▪ a volcanic rock consisting of large fragments bonded together.

   adjective

   • 1. collected or formed into a mass.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin agglomerat- ‘massed together’, from the verb agglomerare, from ad- ‘to’ + glomerare (from glomus ‘ball’).

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   • 1. agglomerative adjective

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   What does agglomerate mean?

   • The meaning of AGGLOMERATE is to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster. How to use agglomerate in a sentence.

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   What is a large agglomerate?

   • Galaxies are huge agglomerates of stars, gas, and dust. Small businesses are being consolidated into large agglomerates. What is the pronunciation of agglomerate? AGGLOMERATE definition: 1. to join or stick together to form a larger mass or group, or to cause something to do this: 2…. Learn more.

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   What is an example of agglomerate?

   • Agglomerate is also known as flocculate, aggregation, coagulation and coalescence. An agglomerate is a material formed by objects sticking together and forming clumps. A common example is when mixing powders into liquid, the powders often form clumps, requiring some mechanical effort to break apart.

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   What are agglomerate materials?

   • Agglomerates are particulate materials consisting of large particles formed by the joining or binding together of primary particles whose original identity can still be visible in the final agglomerate form. Cluster of primary particles held together by weak physical interactions

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   agglomerate: [noun] a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity.

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   AGGLOMERATE definition: 1. to join or stick together to form a larger mass or group, or to cause something to do this: 2…. Learn more.

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   Agglomerate definition: to collect or gather into a cluster or mass.. See examples of AGGLOMERATE used in a sentence.

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   Define agglomerate. agglomerate synonyms, agglomerate pronunciation, agglomerate translation, English dictionary definition of agglomerate. tr. & intr.v. ag·glom·er ...

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   agglomerate: 1 v form into one cluster Type of: bunch , bunch up , bundle , clump , cluster gather or cause to gather into a cluster n a collection of objects laid on top of each other Synonyms: cumulation , cumulus , heap , mound , pile Types: show 10 types... hide 10 types... compost heap , compost pile a heap of manure and vegetation and ...

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   agglomerate in American English. (verb əˈɡlɑməˌreit, adjective & noun əˈɡlɑmərɪt, -əˌreit) (verb -ated, -ating) transitive verb or intransitive verb. 1. to collect or gather into a cluster or mass. adjective. 2. gathered together into a cluster or mass. 3.

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   The earliest known use of the word agglomerate is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for agglomerate is from 1805, in a translation by John Mason Good, physician and surgeon. It is also recorded as a verb from the mid 1600s. agglomerate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin agglomerātus, agglomerāre.