agglomerations
Lumped-together collections
Agglomerations are masses or collections of things gathered together, often in a disorderly or haphazard way.
The word suggests accumulation without deliberate arrangement: an agglomeration of buildings that had grown up around the old factory, The desk was buried under an agglomeration of papers, coffee cups, and forgotten snacks.
In technical contexts, agglomerations may refer to urban clusters or industrial concentrations that have merged over time.
Dependent territorial settlement
- clusterGathered group nearby
- clumpThick gathered mass
- massQuantity of matter
- biofilmAdhesive layer of microorganisms
culture · growth · cell · tissue · tumor · nodule · aggregation · swarm
Place for safekeeping
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- formationCreation or arrangement
- concretionAccumulated solid mass
nodule · mass · boulder · debris · moraine · alluvium · drift · till
Gathered group nearby
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- zoneBounded area designation
- hubCentral connection point
concentration · consolidation · corporation · merger · syndicate · cartel · combine · enterprise
Forming concentrated groups
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- collectionGathered set of items
- assemblageCollected group of things
- aggregationCombined collection of items
accumulation · concentration · convergence · coalescence · consolidation · amalgamation · fusion · combination
Large important city
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
- megalopolisVast merged urban region
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
settlement · municipality · township · urbanization · suburb · district · borough · precinct
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
biofilm · culture · growth · cell · tissue · tumor · nodule · aggregation · swarm · herd
deposit
Place for safekeeping
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- formationCreation or arrangement
concretion · nodule · mass · boulder · debris · moraine · alluvium · drift · till · gravel
cluster
Gathered group nearby
hub · concentration · consolidation · corporation · merger · syndicate · cartel · combine · enterprise · manufacturing
clustering
Forming concentrated groups
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- collectionGathered set of items
- assemblageCollected group of things
aggregation · accumulation · concentration · convergence · coalescence · consolidation · amalgamation · fusion · combination · gathering
metropolis
Large important city
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
- megalopolisVast merged urban region
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
cityscape · settlement · municipality · township · urbanization · suburb · district · borough · precinct · development
agglomerationsdispersions
Distributions throughout a substance
scatterings · diffusions · dispersals · dissipations · distributions
agglomerationsseparations
Acts of dividing apart
divisions · fragmentations · dissolutions · breakups · atomizations
- urban agglomerationContinuous built-up area