ag·glom·er·a·tion

ag·glom·er·a·tion
/əˌglɑːməˈreıʃən/ noun, pl -tions [count]
formal : a large group, collection, or pile of different things

This suburb has become just a vast agglomeration of houses, people, and cars.


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  • glom|er|a|tion — «GLOM uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. glomerate condition. 2. a glomerate mass …   Useful english dictionary

  • ag|glom|er|a|tion — «uh GLOM uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. a mass of things gathered or clustered together: »an agglomeration of stars. The buildings are huge agglomerations of aluminum and glass (David Boroff). 2. the act of agglomerating. 3. an agglomerated condition …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|glom|er|a|tion — «kuhn GLOM uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the action of conglomerating or condition of being conglomerated. 2. Figurative. a mixed up mass of various things or persons; mixture: »The stew was a conglomeration of meat and vegetables …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·glom·er·a·tion — /kənˌglɑːməˈreıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [count] : a group or mixture of different things a conglomeration of shops and restaurants microscopic conglomerations of proteins 2 [noncount] : a process in which different things come together to form a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • glom — ag·glom·er·ant; ag·glom·er·at·ic; ag·glom·er·a·tion; ag·glom·er·a·tive; ag·glom·er·a·tor; con·glom·er·at·ic; con·glom·er·a·tion; fan·glom·er·ate; glom; glom·er·el·la; glom·er·ule; con·glom·e·ra·teur; con·glom·er·a·tor; ag·glom·er·ate;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • glomerate — glom•er•ate [[t]ˈglɒm ər ɪt, əˌreɪt[/t]] adj. compactly clustered • Etymology: 1785–95; < L glomerātus, ptp. of glomerāre to form into a ball, der. of glomus, s. glomer ball shaped mass glom er•a′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • glomeration — glom·er·a·tion …   English syllables

  • agglomeration — ag·glom·er·a·tion …   English syllables

  • conglomeration — con·glom·er·a·tion …   English syllables

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