agglomeration

See also: agglomération and Agglomeration

English

Etymology

From Latin agglomerātiō.[1] By surface analysis, agglomerate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

agglomeration (countable and uncountable, plural agglomerations)

  1. The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
  2. State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
  3. (geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
  4. (geology) A mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: agglomeráció

Translations

References

  1. ^ “agglomeration, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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