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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agglomeration

/əɡlˌɑmɚˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
ag-glom-er-a-tion
IPA
/əɡlˌɑmɚˈeɪʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A state of being collected in a mass; a mass; a cluster.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin agglomerātiō. By surface analysis, agglomerate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: agglomerātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

agglomerations (plural)

Derived Forms

agglomerational deagglomeration disagglomeration heteroagglomeration homoagglomeration reagglomeration wiglomeration

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce agglomeration?
The recorded pronunciation is /əɡlˌɑmɚˈeɪʃən/.
What does agglomeration mean?
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
Where does agglomeration come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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