ag·glom·er·ate
verb/əˈɡlɒməreɪt/
/əˈɡlɑːməreɪt/
(specialist) [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they agglomerate | /əˈɡlɒməreɪt/ /əˈɡlɑːməreɪt/ |
| he / she / it agglomerates | /əˈɡlɒməreɪts/ /əˈɡlɑːməreɪts/ |
| past simple agglomerated | /əˈɡlɒməreɪtɪd/ /əˈɡlɑːməreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle agglomerated | /əˈɡlɒməreɪtɪd/ /əˈɡlɑːməreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form agglomerating | /əˈɡlɒməreɪtɪŋ/ /əˈɡlɑːməreɪtɪŋ/ |
- to form into a mass or group; to collect things and form them into a mass or group
（使）成团，聚结 - These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters.
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。 - agglomerate something They agglomerated many small pieces of research into a single large study.
他们把许多小的研究课题汇集成一个大项目。
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin agglomerat- ‘added to’, from the verb agglomerare, from ad- ‘to’ + glomerare (from glomus ‘ball’). - These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters.