— conglomerative /keuhn glom"euhr euh tiv, -euh ray'tiv, keuhng-/ , adj.
/keuhn glom'euh ray"sheuhn, keuhng-/ , n.
1. the act of conglomerating; the state of being conglomerated.
2. a cohering mass; cluster.
3. a heterogeneous combination: a conglomeration of ideas.
[ 1620-30; conglomeration- (s. of conglomeratio ), equiv. to conglomerat ( us ) CONGLOMERATE + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 2, 3. agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate.