conglomerate

[ noun, adjective kuhn-glom-er-it, kuhng-; verb kuhn-glom-uh-reyt, kuhng- ]

/ noun, adjective kənˈglɒm ər ɪt, kəŋ-; verb kənˈglɒm əˌreɪt, kəŋ- /

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noun

anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.

a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition.

Geology. a rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material; consolidated gravel.

adjective

gathered into a rounded mass; consisting of parts so gathered; clustered.

consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements.

of or relating to a corporate conglomerate.

Geology. of the nature of a conglomerate.

verb (used with object), con·glom·er·at·ed, con·glom·er·at·ing.

to bring together into a cohering mass.

to gather into a ball or rounded mass.

verb (used without object), con·glom·er·at·ed, con·glom·er·at·ing.

to collect or cluster together.

(of a company) to become part of or merge with a conglomerate.

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Origin of conglomerate

1565–75; <Latin conglomerātus (past participle of conglomerāre), equivalent to con-con- + glomer- (stem of glomus) ball of yarn + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM conglomerate

con·glom·er·at·ic

[kuhn-glom-uh-rat-ik, kuhng-], /kənˌglɒm əˈræt ɪk, kəŋ-/, con·glom·er·it·ic

[kuhn-glom-uh-rit-ik, kuhng-], /kənˌglɒm əˈrɪt ɪk, kəŋ-/, adjectivede·con·glom·er·ate, verb, de·con·glom·er·at·ed, de·con·glom·er·at·ing.min·i·con·glom·er·ate, nounpseu·do·con·glom·er·ate, adjective

su·per·con·glom·er·ate, nounun·con·glom·er·at·ed, adjective

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How to use conglomerate in a sentence

Meanwhile, bigger players in the ad-supported streaming space, such as the CTV platforms and media conglomerates, are becoming less interoperable, fragmenting the marketplace and frustrating advertisers.
The streaming wars have escalated over turf grabs|Tim Peterson|August 26, 2020|Digiday
Unlike other tech conglomerates, the Redmond, WA-based software company is known more for its B2B sales than consumer businesses.
‘Deal of a decade’: How buying TikTok could transform Microsoft|Lance Lambert|August 25, 2020|Fortune
So it was companies like American conglomerate Cisco, Finnish telecom giant Nokia, Canada’s Nortel networks that were all enlisted to help work on different parts of the project.
Podcast: Want consumer privacy? Try China|Michael Reilly|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Eager to cash in, Western companies including American conglomerate Cisco, Finnish telecom giant Nokia, and Canada’s Nortel Networks worked with the agency on different parts of the project.
Inside China’s unexpected quest to protect data privacy|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Physicists think they have detected the first conglomerate of four quarks incorporating more than two of the same kind.
This is the first known particle with four of the same kind of quark|Maria Temming|July 7, 2020|Science News
Resolution is majority owned and controlled by Rio Tinto, a global mining conglomerate.
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And that conglomerate also owns nearly 70 percent of the Rossing uranium mine in Namibia.
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The liquor conglomerate also produces the single malts Talisker and Oban.
Don't Be a Single-Malt Scotch Snob|Kayleigh Kulp|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A major backer for one Britton Holdings investment is a Chinese conglomerate active in the energy sector.
Jeb Bush’s Risky Business|Patricia Murphy|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The 83-year-old media conglomerate owner has a long history of realizing his business ambitions.
Don’t Count Rupert Murdoch Out Yet: Why The Magnate Hasn’t Given Up on Time Warner|Daniel Gross|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Conglomerate, containing angular fragments of yellowish-grey quartz-rock, in a base of compact epidote.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The most ancient and lowest stratum of this igneous formation is a compact conglomerate known as tufa lithoide.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The streets are, however, somewhat narrow and paved with stone, or rather with a conglomerate of shells.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston
Wild ranges adjoined that conglomerate country, which, as you have probably gathered, is extremely difficult to traverse.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
They consist of sandstone and conglomerate, and the strata dip 10 to the south, and to the eye appear horizontal.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for conglomerate

conglomerate

noun (kənˈɡlɒmərɪt)

a thing composed of heterogeneous elements; mass

any coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded fragments of rock embedded in a finer matrixCompare agglomerate (def. 3)

a large corporation consisting of a group of companies dealing in widely diversified goods, services, etc

verb (kənˈɡlɒməˌreɪt)

to form into a cluster or mass

adjective (kənˈɡlɒmərɪt)

made up of heterogeneous elements; massed

(of sedimentary rocks) consisting of rounded fragments within a finer matrix

Word Origin for conglomerate

C16: from Latin conglomerāre to roll up, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball of thread

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Scientific definitions for conglomerate

conglomerate

[ kən-glŏm′ə-rāt′ ]

A coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of round rock fragments cemented together by hardened silt, clay, calcium carbonate, or a similar material. The fragments (known as clasts) have a diameter of at least 2 mm (0.08 inches), vary in composition and origin, and may include pebbles, cobbles, boulders, or fossilized seashells. Conglomerates often form through the transportation and deposition of sediments by streams, alluvial fans, and glaciers.

Cultural definitions for conglomerate

conglomerate

[ (kuhn-glom-uhr-uht) ]

A corporation with diversified holdings that are acquired through mergers and acquisitions but that are not necessarily related.

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