agglomeration
See also: agglomération and Agglomeration
English edit
Etymology edit
From agglomerate + -ion.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
agglomeration (countable and uncountable, plural agglomerations)
- The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
- State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
- (geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
- (geology) A mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
act of collecting in a mass
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state of being collected in a mass
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extended city area
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