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AGGLOMERATE
agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered
(adjective) clustered together but not coherent; “an agglomerated flower head”
pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus
(noun) a collection of objects laid on top of each other
agglomerate
(noun) volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
agglomerate
(verb) form into one cluster
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
agglomerate (comparative more agglomerate, superlative most agglomerate)
collected into a ball, heap, or mass
Synonyms
• agglomerated
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
Verb
agglomerate (third-person singular simple present agglomerates, present participle agglomerating, simple past and past participle agglomerated)
(ambitransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
Synonyms
• (collect into a ball): ball, ball up, bundle up, clew, conglobate, conglobe, globe, orb, wind
• (gather into a mass): amass, gather, gather up, merge, pile up; see also pile up or coalesce
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*glom"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agglomerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Agglomerating.] Etym: [L. agglomeratus, p. p. of agglomerare; ad + glomerare to form into a ball. See Glomerate.]
Definition: To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass. Where he builds the agglomerated pile. Cowper.
Ag*glom"er*ate, v. i.
Definition: To collect in a mass.
Ag*glom"er*ate, n.
1. A collection or mass.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; -- distinguished from conglomerate.
Ag*glom"er*ate, Ag*glom"er*a`ted, a.
1. Collected into a ball, heap, or mass.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Collected into a rounded head of flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
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