agglomeration
Meaningthe act or result of agglomerating
Common meaning: the act or result of agglomerating (inferred)
- agto, towards (form of ad-)
- glomera ball of yarnLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 817 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘a ball of yarn’ → agglomeration
Journey through time
- Latinglomus, glomeris‘a ball of yarn’
- Englishagglomerate‘to heap up into a ball or lump’
- Englishformed in English from agglomerateagglomeration‘the act or result of agglomerating (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of agglomerating. It can be inferred from any of: agglomerate.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from agglomerate + -ion (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- glomus, glomeris Latin “a ball of yarn”
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