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

To the usual agglomeration of humans, half-humans, humanoid robots and outer space beasts, “Alien: Earth” adds a new variety of beings, upon which it builds the series’ central metaphor/literary reference: J.M.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than comprising an agglomeration of smaller vessels, each of these cities is designed to be built on enormous concrete platforms suspended on the water.

From New York Times

Further, “agglomeration” transmitted an image of people piled atop one another, said Theresa Williamson, executive director of a favela advocacy group, Catalytic Communities.

From Seattle Times

Also clambering aboard was an agglomeration of sheep.

From Seattle Times

In this series, the agglomeration and corrosion of nanostructures were accelerated, leading to a decline in the balance of catalytic performance.

From Science Daily

When To Use

What does agglomeration mean?

An agglomeration is a messy cluster or jumbled collection of various elements.Agglomeration is often used to refer to groupings of miscellaneous things—such as various types of objects or even people—into a single (though often somewhat messy) unit.The similar word conglomeration can be used to mean just about the same thing, but it doesn’t always imply a sense of messiness like agglomeration usually does.Agglomeration can also refer to the process of agglomerating—gathering into a cluster or mass.Agglomeration is also used in a more specific way in the context of computer programming to refer to a process in which certain tasks are grouped together in code.Example: I forgot that the art project was due today, so my collage is really just an agglomeration of things I found around the house.