Conglomerate

Quick meaning: Conglomerate is a noun meaning A cluster of heterogeneous things.

Meaning

A cluster of heterogeneous things.

More Meanings

1. (geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
2. Clustered together into a mass.
3. (geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.
4. Made up of heterogeneous elements; composite.
5. (transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.
6. (transitive, business) To combine together into a larger corporation.
7. (business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

Example Sentences

conglomerate flowers

The Beames of Light, when they are multiplied and conglomerate, generate Heat; which is a different Action, from the Action of Sight: […]

Everywhere in the river appeared a very remarkable conglomerate, and like the slate in exhibiting all the stages of formation. The matrix was the blue clay of the bank, the rubble was the gravel of the bottom.

Calcareous lias, slate, and trap are still to be found there, rising from layers of conglomerate like teeth out of a gum. But the pickaxe has broken up and levelled those bristling, rugged peaks which were once the homes of the eagles.

Word Forms

• conglomerates
• conglomerating
• conglomerated

Synonyms for conglomerate

Depending on context, synonyms include gather, amass, accumulate, cumulate, combined, pile up.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include combined, gather, cumulate, amass, accumulate, pile up.

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