单词 | agglomerate |
释义 | agglomerate[ verb uh-glom-uh-reyt; adjective, noun uh-glom-er-it, -uh-reyt ] / verb əˈglɒm əˌreɪt; adjective, noun əˈglɒm ər ɪt, -əˌreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR agglomerate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), ag·glom·er·at·ed, ag·glom·er·at·ing.to collect or gather into a cluster or mass. adjectivegathered together into a cluster or mass. Botany. crowded into a dense cluster, but not cohering. nouna mass of things clustered together. rock composed of rounded or angular volcanic fragments. Origin of agglomerate1675–85; <Latin agglomerātus (past participle of agglomerāre), equivalent to ag-ag- + glomer- (stem of glomus ball of yarn) + -ātus-ate1 SYNONYMS FOR agglomerate1 assemble, amass, accumulate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR agglomerate ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR agglomerate1 disperse, scatter. SEE ANTONYMS FOR agglomerate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM agglomerateag·glom·er·a·tive [uh-glom-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv], /əˈglɒm əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, adjectiveag·glom·er·a·tor, nounnon·ag·glom·er·a·tive, adjectiveun·ag·glom·er·a·tive, adjectiveWords nearby agglomerateAggadah, agger, aggers, aggie, aggiornamento, agglomerate, agglomeration, agglutinant, agglutinate, agglutination, agglutination test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for agglomerateBritish Dictionary definitions for agglomerateagglomerate verb (əˈɡlɒməˌreɪt)to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect noun (əˈɡlɒmərɪt, -ˌreɪt)a confused mass a rock consisting of angular fragments of volcanic lavaCompare conglomerate (def. 2) adjective (əˈɡlɒmərɪt, -ˌreɪt)formed into a mass Derived forms of agglomerateagglomeration, nounagglomerative, adjectiveWord Origin for agglomerateC17: from Latin agglomerāre, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball, mass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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