aggregates
Collected into wholes
Aggregates are materials gathered into a mass or whole.
In construction, aggregates are granular materials—sand, gravel, crushed stone—mixed with cement to make concrete: The contractor ordered twenty tons of aggregates.
The verb aggregate means to combine or total: The site aggregates news from multiple sources.
Aggregate data pools individual measurements into summary statistics.
Loose small rock fragments
- sandFine rock particles
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- concreteSolid building mixture
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
ballast · crushed stone · macadam · fill · riprap · subbase · paver · bitumen
Collected mass over time
- assemblageCollected group of things
- clusterGathered group nearby
- heapJumbled collection of items
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
mass · grouping · gathering · amassment · hoard · stockpile · cache · trove
Combined but unbonded substances
- blendCombine into mixture
- compoundCombined into one
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- compositeMade of distinct parts
conglomerate · combination · fusion · synthesis · admixture · alloy · integration · union
Corporation spanning many industries
- mergerCorporate combination
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
- holding companyBusiness owning other businesses
multinational · cartel · trust · combine · monopoly · oligopoly · acquisition · partnership
gravel
Loose small rock fragments
asphalt · ballast · crushed stone · macadam · fill · riprap · subbase · paver · bitumen · slag
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- assemblageCollected group of things
- clusterGathered group nearby
- heapJumbled collection of items
pile · mass · grouping · gathering · amassment · hoard · stockpile · cache · trove · compilation
mixture
Combined but unbonded substances
composite · conglomerate · combination · fusion · synthesis · admixture · alloy · integration · union · mesh
conglomerate
Corporation spanning many industries
- mergerCorporate combination
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
holding company · multinational · cartel · trust · combine · monopoly · oligopoly · acquisition · partnership · empire
total
Complete sum
subtotal · gross · net · mean · average · composite score · index · dataset · rollup · summary
- soil sciencesoil, topsoil, subsoil, clay, sand
- industrial materialsaluminum, metals, plastics, chemicals, lumber
- building materialslumber, concrete blocks, concrete, wood, brick
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- BuddhismBuddha, dharma wheel, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma
- Granular Materialssand grains, gravel, pebbles, silt, grit
aggregatesdisperses
Spreads widely apart
scatters · separates · divides · distributes · disseminates
aggregatesindividuals
Separate, distinct people
particulars · components · elements · specifics · details
aggregatesmonolithic
Massive and undifferentiated
- news aggregationCompiling reports from various sources
- aggregate scoreCombined points from multiple contests
- data aggregationCombining separate information together
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