agglomeration
pronunciation
How to pronounce agglomeration in British English:
UK [əˌglɒməˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce agglomeration in American English:
US [əˌglɑməˈreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a jumbled collection or mass
- the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
Word Origin
- agglomeration (n.)
- 1774, "action of collecting in a mass," from Latin agglomerationem (nominative agglomeratio), noun of action from past participle stem of agglomerare (see agglomerate). In reference to a mass so formed, it is recorded from 1833.
Example
- 1. The empirical study of measuring the industrial agglomeration .
- 2. Industry agglomeration theory and strategy for construction of coastland high-tech industrial belts in sha .
- 3. The economic advantages of agglomeration make intuitive sense .
- 4. Addition of coagulants promotes agglomeration of particles .
- 5. Any given volume of water contains two types of molecular structures-one a blobby , loosely packed agglomeration and the other a tight , regular arrangement resembling a crystal lattice .