Conglomerate vs. Agglomerate

Conglomeratenoun

A cluster of heterogeneous things.

Conglomeratenoun

(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

Conglomeratenoun

(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

Conglomerateadjective

Clustered together into a mass.

Conglomerateadjective

(geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.

Conglomerateverb

(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.

Conglomerateverb

To combine together into a larger corporation.

Conglomerateadjective

Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.

Conglomerateadjective

Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers.

Conglomerateadjective

Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together.

Conglomeratenoun

That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation.

Conglomeratenoun

A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; - opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia.

Conglomerateverb

To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.

Conglomeratenoun

a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

Conglomeratenoun

a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

Conglomerateverb

collect or gather;

Conglomerateadjective

composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass;

Conglomeratenoun

a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together

Conglomeratenoun

a large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms

Conglomeratenoun

a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix of cementing material such as silica

Conglomerateadjective

relating to a conglomerate, especially a large corporation

Conglomerateverb

gather together into a compact mass

Conglomerateverb

form a conglomerate by merging diverse firms

Agglomerateadjective

collected into a ball, heap, or mass

Agglomeratenoun

A collection or mass.

Agglomeratenoun

(geology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.

Agglomeratenoun

(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.

Agglomerateverb

(ambitransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.

Agglomerateverb

To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.

Agglomerateverb

To collect in a mass.

Agglomerateadjective

Collected into a ball, heap, or mass.

Agglomerateadjective

Collected into a rounded head of flowers.

Agglomeratenoun

A collection or mass.

Agglomeratenoun

A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; - distinguished from conglomerate.

Agglomerateverb

form into one cluster

Agglomerateadjective

clustered together but not coherent;

Agglomerateverb

collect or form into a mass or group

Agglomeratenoun

a mass or collection of things

Agglomeratenoun

a volcanic rock consisting of large fragments bonded together.

Agglomerateadjective

collected or formed into a mass.

Agglomerate

Agglomerate (from the Latin agglomerare meaning ) is a coarse accumulation of large blocks of volcanic material that contains at least 75% bombs. Volcanic bombs differ from volcanic blocks in that their shape records fluidal surfaces: they may, for example, have ropy, cauliform, scoriaceous, folded, spindle, spatter, ribbon, ragged, or amoeboid shapes.