agglomerate — to collect or gather into a cluster or mass
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to collect or gather into a cluster or mass
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈɡlɑːməreɪt/
Example Sentences
- My socks somehow agglomerate in the corner of the washing machine like they're having a secret meeting.
- Tokyo-Yokohama is one of the largest urban agglomerates in the world.
- Tech companies tend to agglomerate in Silicon Valley for mutual benefits.
agglomerate
VERB[/əˈɡlɑːməreɪt/]
to collect or gather into a cluster or mass
Volcanic rocks agglomerate into one massive boulder at the crater's edge.
They collaborate to agglomerate ideas, then elaborate!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin, this word originally referred to the clumping of wool fibers. The sense evolved to describe anything gathering or massing together in cluster-like formations, much as wool fibers cling and bind to one another.
Breakdown
ad- (to, toward) + glomerare (to wind into a ball, from glomus meaning ball or sphere) = to gather into a mass or cluster.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My socks somehow agglomerate in the corner of the washing machine like they're having a secret meeting.”
“Tokyo-Yokohama is one of the largest urban agglomerates in the world.”
“Tech companies tend to agglomerate in Silicon Valley for mutual benefits.”
“Dust particles agglomerate under my bed faster than I can say 'spring cleaning'.”
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