agglomeration

The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.

Noun

  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. An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
  4. A mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.

Origin

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

Forms

agglomerations

Derived

agglomerational deagglomeration disagglomeration heteroagglomeration homoagglomeration reagglomeration wiglomeration