ag·glom·er·ate ( ə-gl ŏm ə-r āt ′)
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tr. & intr.v. ag·glom·er·at·ed, ag·glom·er·at·ing, ag·glom·er·ates To form or collect into a rounded mass. adj. (- ər- ĭt) Gathered into a rounded mass. n. (- ər- ĭt) 1. A confused or jumbled mass; a heap. 2. A volcanic rock consisting of rounded and angular fragments fused together.
[Latin agglomerāre, agglomerāt-, to mass together : ad-, ad- + glomerāre, to form into a ball (from glomus, glomer-, ball).]
ag·glomer·a′tive (-ə-rā′tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj. ag·glomer·a′tor n. |