agglomerates
Gathers into masses
Agglomerates is the verb form of agglomerate, meaning to gather or collect into a mass or cluster.
Things that agglomerate clump together without necessarily fusing: Dust agglomerates in corners, The company agglomerates smaller firms through acquisition.
As a noun, an agglomerate is the resulting mass—particularly in geology, where it refers to volcanic rock composed of fragments fused together.
Masses stuck together
- clustersGrouped collections
- massesBulk or populace
- lumpsIrregular solid masses
- bundlesGrouped items tied together
heaps · piles · accumulations · aggregations · groupings · collections · concentrations · gatherings
Cemented angular rock fragments
- tuffSolidified volcanic ash
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
rock · clastic · cemented · deposited · lithified · compacted · particles · fragments
Powder consolidation by heating
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
- powderFine dry particles
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
- bindingLegally or morally required
compaction · granules · feedstock · ore · metallurgy · processing · fusion · coalescence
Merged continuous urban area
- metropolisLarge important city
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
merger · expansion · annexation · consolidation · development · growth · suburb
clumps
Masses stuck together
bundles · heaps · piles · accumulations · aggregations · groupings · collections · concentrations · gatherings · assemblages
breccia
Cemented angular rock fragments
- tuffSolidified volcanic ash
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
volcanic · rock · clastic · cemented · deposited · lithified · compacted · particles · fragments · debris
sintering
Powder consolidation by heating
binding · compaction · granules · feedstock · ore · metallurgy · processing · fusion · coalescence · briquettes
conurbation
Merged continuous urban area
- metropolisLarge important city
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
urbanization · merger · expansion · annexation · consolidation · development · growth · suburb
agglomeratesdisperses
Spreads widely apart
scatters · dissipates · spreads · separates · diffuses
agglomeratesdisaggregates
Separates into constituent elements
divides · separates · individuals · splits · decomposes
- urban agglomerationContinuous built-up area
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