CONGLOMERATE

conglomerate

(adjective) composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass; “the conglomerate peoples of New England”

conglomerate, empire

(noun) a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass

(verb) collect or gather; “Journals are accumulating in my office”; “The work keeps piling up”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

conglomerate (plural conglomerates)

A cluster of heterogeneous things.

(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

Adjective

conglomerate (comparative more conglomerate, superlative most conglomerate)

Clustered together into a mass.

(geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.

Verb

conglomerate (third-person singular simple present conglomerates, present participle conglomerating, simple past and past participle conglomerated)

(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.

(transitive, business) To combine together into a larger corporation.

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*glom"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. conglomeratus, p.p. of conglomerare to roll together; con- + glomerare to wind into a ball. See Glomerate.]

1. Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light. Beams of light when they are multiplied and conglomerate. Bacon. Fluids are separated in the liver and the other conglobate and conglomerate glands. Cheyne.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers. Gray.

3. (Geol.)

Definition: Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together.

Con*glom"er*ate, n.

1. That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation. A conglomerate of marvelous anecdotes, marvelously heaped together. Trench.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; -- opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia. A conglomerate, therefore, is simply gravel bound together by a cement. Lyell.

Con*glom"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conglomerated; p.pr. & vb.n. Conglomerating.]

Definition: To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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