I. kənˈgläm(ə)rə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective
Etymology: Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare to roll together, from com- + glomerare to wind into a ball, from glomer-, glomus ball — more at clam
1. : made up of parts from various sources or composed of various kinds
as conglomerate a language as English
the conglomerate peoples of New England
2. : densely clustered
conglomerate flowers
3. zoology : irregularly grouped in spots
conglomerate eyes
II. -məˌrāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin conglomeratus
transitive verb
: to gather or collect into a mass or coherent whole : amass , accumulate
intransitive verb
: to form into a mass or coherent whole : gather
numbers of dull people conglomerated round her — Virginia Woolf
III. like conglomerate I noun
( -s )
Etymology: conglomerate (I)
: a mixture gathered from various sources : a composite mass
a conglomerate of houses
a shoddy conglomerate of people
specifically : clastic sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement of calcareous material, iron oxide, silica, or hardened clay — compare agglomerate , breccia
IV. noun
: a widely diversified company ; especially : a corporation that acquires other companies whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity