verb , noun , adjective
( formal )
■ verb
/ əˈglɒməreɪt; NAmE əˌglɑːm-/ to form into a mass or group; to collect things and form them into a mass or group :
[ v ]
These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters.
[ vn ]
They agglomerated many small pieces of research into a single large study.
■ noun
/əˈglɒmərət; NAmE əˌglɑːm-/ a mass or collection of things :
a multimedia agglomerate (= group of companies)
■ adjective
/əˈglɒmərət; NAmE əˌglɑːm-/ formed into a mass or group
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin agglomerat- added to, from the verb agglomerare , from ad- to + glomerare (from glomus ball).