agglomerate
agglomerate · more agglomerate · most agglomerate
Collected into a ball, heap, or massCollected into a ball, heap, or mass
UK/əˈɡlɒm(ə)ɹət/US/əˈɡlɑm(ə)ɹət/
Meaning
1 sensesCollected into a ball, heap, or mass
More definitions
- clustered together but not coherent
Origin
From Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from ad- (“From Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from ad- (“to”) + glomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”).
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Forms
more agglomerate, most agglomerate| Comparative | more agglomerate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most agglomerate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsagglomerated
Close in meaning
- clustered together but not coherent:agglomeratedagglomerativeclustered
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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