cumulate

 

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːmjʊleɪt/
  • 1 [with object] gather together and combine: the systems cumulate data over a period of years
  • [no object] be gathered together and combined: all unpaid dividend payments cumulate and are paid when earnings are sufficient
  • 2 (as adjective cumulated) Chemistry denoting two double bonds attached to the same carbon atom.

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːmjʊlət/
Geology
  • an igneous rock formed by gravitational settling of particles in a magma: they appear to have formed from cumulates in the root of a magma chamber [as modifier]: cumulate gabbro

Derivatives

cumulation

Pronunciation: /-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (as a verb in the sense 'gather in a heap'): from Latin cumulat- 'heaped', from the verb cumulare, from cumulus 'a heap'. Current senses date from the early 20th century