agglomerate

 

verb

Pronunciation: /əˈglɒməreɪt/
  • collect or form into a mass or group: [with object]: he is seeking to agglomerate the functions of the Home Office [no object]: these small particles soon agglomerate together

noun

Pronunciation: /əˈglɒmərət/
  • a mass or collection of things: a multimedia agglomerate
  • [mass noun] Geology a volcanic rock consisting of large fragments bonded together.

adjective

Pronunciation: /əˈglɒmərət/
  • collected or formed into a mass.

Derivatives

agglomerative

adjective

Origin:

late 17th century: from Latin agglomerat- 'added to', from the verb agglomerare, from ad- 'to' + glomerare (from glomus 'ball')