agglomerate
agglomerate
ag.glom.er.ate AHD[…-gl¼m“…-r³t”] DJ[*6glKm*7re!t] KK[*6gl$m*7ret]AHD[-…r-¹t] AHD[-…r-¹t]
v.tr.intr.(及物动词和不及物动词) ag.glom.er.at.ed,ag.glom.er.at.ing,ag.glom.er.ates
    To form or collect into a rounded mass.
    使成团,使结块,使聚结:使形成或聚集成圆的团块
adj.(形容词)
    Gathered into a rounded mass.
    成团的;结块的;聚结的:聚集成圆形团块的
n.(名词)
1.A confused or jumbled mass; a heap.
    大团,大块;一堆:杂乱混杂的一团;一堆
2.A volcanic rock consisting of rounded and angular fragments fused together.
    集块岩:由圆形石块和有角的石块聚结而成的火山岩
ORIGIN
1.Latinagglomer³re agglomer³t- [to mass together]
    拉丁语agglomer³re agglomer³t- [聚在一起]
2.ad- [ad-]
    ad- [前缀,表“朝向”]
3.glomer³re [to form into a ball] fromglomus [ball]
    glomer³re [形成球] 源自glomus [球]
DERIVATIVES
▪agglom“era”tive AHD[-…-r³”t¹v, -…r-…-t¹v] (形容词)
▪agglom“era”tor n.(名词)