v., n., & adj.
--v.tr. & intr.
1. collect into a mass.
2 accumulate in a disorderly way.
--n.
1. a mass or collection of things.
2 Geol. a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat (cf. CONGLOMERATE).
--adj. collected into a mass.
Derivatives:
agglomeration n. agglomerative adj.
Etymology: L agglomerare (as AD-, glomerare f. glomus -meris ball)