—v.tr. & intr.
1 collect into a mass.
2 accumulate in a disorderly way.
—n.
1 a mass or collection of things.
2 Geol. a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat (cf. CONGLOMERATE).
—adj. collected into a mass.
Derivatives:
agglomeration n. agglomerative adj.
Etymology: L agglomerare (as AD-, glomerare f. glomus -meris ball)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.