agglomeration
The act or process of collecting in a massThe act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
» Yekaterinburg is the fourth largest agglomeration in Russia.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
Sammlung
агломера́цияaglomerácija, спека́ниеspekánije, скопле́ниеskoplénije
the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
(countable, uncountable)A state of being collected in a mass; a mass; a cluster.
Ansammlung
агломера́тaglomerát, скопле́ниеskoplénije, агломера́цияaglomerácija
a jumbled collection or mass
(countable, uncountable)An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
Ballungsraum
конгломера́тkonglomerát, агломера́цияaglomerácija
(countable, uncountable)A mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
Examples
4 sentencesYekaterinburg is the fourth largest agglomeration in Russia.
These so-called agglomerations could be seen in several different patterns.
It is one of the three most developed post-industrial agglomerations in the country.
The police fished the evidence out of the sewer, a filthy agglomeration of shit, wet-wipes, and, for some reason, car parts.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Latin agglomerātiō. By surface analysis, agglomerate + -ion.From Latin agglomerātiō. By surface analysis, agglomerate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: agglomerations| Singular | agglomeration |
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Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable