agglomeration

[ uh-glom-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.

   Synonyms: aggregate, agglomerate, conglomerate, aggregation, conglomeration, jumble

2. the act or process of agglomerating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of agglomeration¹

First recorded in 1765–75; agglomerate + -ion

Example Sentences

Dutifully obeying the modern principle of agglomeration, it would be called an iPlod.

From The Daily Beast

The agglomeration of data, however, is not offering a clear picture to economists and policymakers who yearn for one.

From The Daily Beast

Looked at in front, a compound eye may be considered an agglomeration of simple eyes; but internally this is hardly correct.

From Project Gutenberg

Strictly speaking, it is not a city, but an agglomeration of industrialism.

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Wherever politics is rigid and hostile to that tendency, there is irritation and struggle, but the agglomeration goes on.

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In short, there are twenty-four small sovereign nations, whose agglomeration constitutes the body of the Union.

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I think you would like my library if you could see it,—it is one agglomeration of exotics and eccentricities.

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