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A Word A Day : Agglomerate
Saturday, 8th September 2007 : Today's Word is ...
Agglomerate
Pronunciation : (a-glo-me-rat)
1. To form or collect into a rounded mass
2. A confused or jumbled mass
3. A volcanic rock consisting of rounded and angular fragments fused together
4. Gathered into a rounded mass
5. A collection of objects laid on top of each other
Latin agglomerre, agglomert-, to mass together : ad-, ad- + glomerre, to form into a ball (from glomus, glomer-, ball)
1. Clustered
2. Collective
3. Assemblage
4. Mound
5. Accumulation
6. Compost pile
7. Compost heap
1. Individual
2. Part
3. Unit
• By their very nature, agglomerate structures have higher surface areas than spherical particles with the same equivalent diameter and are generally less dense.
Agglomerative : Adjective
Agglomerator : Noun
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