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- Dictionaryag·glom·er·ate
verb
- 1. collect or form into a mass or group: "these small particles soon agglomerate together"
noun
- 1. a mass or collection of things: "a multimedia agglomerate"
adjective
- 1. collected or formed into a mass.
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Agglomerate is a verb, adjective, or noun that means to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for agglomerate.
AGGLOMERATE meaning: 1. to join or stick together to form a larger mass or group, or to cause something to do this: 2…. Learn more.
What does agglomerate mean? Agglomerate means to collect or gather into a cluster or mass, especially a messy or jumbled one. As a verb, agglomerate is typically used in a passive way (as opposed to someone doing the agglomerating ), as in Much of the garbage in the ocean has agglomerated into a giant floating mass.
When things agglomerate, they gather together into a cluster or a group. In some states, people tend to agglomerate into cities, leaving rural areas sparsely populated.
Agglomerate means to form or be formed into a mass or cluster, or a confused mass or a rock of volcanic fragments. Learn more about its word origin, pronunciation, derived forms, and usage in sentences from various sources.
Agglomerate. a group or mass of things loosely thrown or huddled together or gathered into a ball or cluster; a mass of volcanic fragments linked through the action of heat. Examples: an agglomerate of all duchies, 1865; of all facts, 1831; of volcanic fragments. Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms.
Agglomeration is a formal word for a large group of many different things collected or brought together. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms, antonyms and related words.
