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1. (n.) conglomerate
anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
2. conglomerate
a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries.
3. conglomerate
a rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material; consolidated gravel.
4. (adj.) conglomerate
consisting of heterogeneous elements.
5. conglomerate
gathered into a rounded mass, or consisting of parts so gathered; clustered.
6. conglomerate
of or pertaining to a corporate conglomerate.
7. (v.t.) conglomerate
to bring together into a cohering mass.
8. conglomerate
to gather into a rounded mass.
9. (v.i.) conglomerate
to cluster together.
10. conglomerate
(of a company) to become part of or merge with a conglomerate.
Etymology: (1565–75; < L conglomerātus, ptp. of conglomerāre to concentrate =con-con - +glomerāre to form a ball, der. of glomus, s.
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| Definition of 'conglomerate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pudding stone, conglomerate
a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
2. (adj) conglomerate, empire
a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
3. (verb) conglomerate
composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
"the conglomerate peoples of New England"
4. (verb) accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass
collect or gather
"Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
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| Definition of 'conglomerate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) conglomerate
gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light
2. (adj) conglomerate
closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers
3. (adj) conglomerate
composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together
4. (noun) conglomerate
that which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation
5. (noun) conglomerate
a rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; -- opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia
6. (verb) conglomerate
to gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass
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