agglomerate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: agglomerate	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for agglomerate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agglomerate adj clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" Synonym(s): agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered n volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together a collection of objects laid on top of each other Synonym(s): pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus v form into one cluster
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agglomerate \Agglom"erate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agglomerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglomerating}.] [L. agglomeratus, p. p. of agglomerare; ad + glomerare to form into a ball. See {Glomerate}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agglomerate \Agglom"erate\, v. i. To collect in a mass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agglomerate \Agglom"erate\, Agglomerated \Agglom"era`ted\, a. 1. Collected into a ball, heap, or mass. 2. (Bot.) Collected into a rounded head of flowers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agglomerate \Agglom"erate\, n. 1. A collection or mass. 2. (Geol.) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; -- distinguished from conglomerate.