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Definition of Agglomeration

1. Noun. A jumbled collection or mass.

2. Noun. The act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating.

Definition of Agglomeration

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

Definition of Agglomeration

1. Noun. The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together. ¹

2. Noun. State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster. ¹

3. Noun. (geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Agglomeration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Agglomeration

1. Massing of materials together as in clumping. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agglomeration

aggerose aggers aggest aggested aggesting aggests aggie aggies agging aggiornamento

aggiornamentos agglomerate agglomerated agglomerates agglomerating agglomeration (current term) agglomerations agglomerative agglomerator agglutin

agglutinability agglutinable agglutinant agglutinants agglutinate agglutinated agglutinates agglutinating agglutinating activity agglutinating antibody

Literary usage of Agglomeration

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"Rotary Kilns for Desulphurization and agglomeration BY SAMUEL E. J)OAK, EM, PHILADELPHIA, PA. (San Francisco Meeting, September, 1915) THE utilization of ..."

2. The Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century: A Study in Statistics by Adna Ferrin Weber (1899)
"But with the increasing density of population, agglomeration must naturally ... The mere fact of agglomeration, however, is probably less significant than ..."

3. Notes on Hospitals by Florence Nightingale (1863)
"The agglomeration of a large number of sick under one roof It is a ... Why should undue agglomeration of sick be any exception to this law ? ..."

4. Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers by American Institute of Mining Engineers (1915)
"Rotary Kilns for Desulphurization and agglomeration BY SAMUEL E. DOAK, EM, ... Such kilns may be used simply for the agglomeration of ores too fine to be ..."

5. The Blast Furnace and the Manufacture of Pig Iron: An Elementary Treatise by Robert Forsythe (1913)
"agglomeration. A very grave objection to fine ore is its tendency to be ... For this reason fine ore is sometimes put through the process of agglomeration. ..."

6. The Empire of the Tsars and the Russians by Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu (1893)
"... Russia and all Slavic Countries— Explanation of this Phenomenon—Reasons which Hinder the agglomeration of the Population—The Towns and their Inhabitants ..."

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