AGGLOMERATES

Verb

agglomerates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglomerate

Source: Wiktionary


AGGLOMERATE

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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