conglobation
- noun
- /kənˌɡloʊˈbeɪʃən/
- Archaic
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conglobación
- Her art piece was a conglobation of various materials, molded into a single rounded form.
Examples
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The conglobation of dust and debris under the furniture created a sizeable ball.
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The conglobation of the clay created a perfect sphere.
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Geological processes often result in the conglobation of minerals into nodules or concretions.
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During the experiment, we observed the conglobation of particles.
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Geological processes often result in the conglobation of minerals into nodules or concretions.
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The conglobation of dust and debris under the furniture created a sizeable ball.
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Her art piece was a conglobation of various materials, molded into a single rounded form.
Synonyms
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6.1
A group of things joined together as one whole
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7.4
A group of different things gathered in one place
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6.5
Making soil or material denser by pressing it together
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7.8
The joining of separate parts to form one whole
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8.6
A group of things or people gathered together
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6.7
A hard mass that forms when loose material is pressed together
Loose minerals or sediments come together to make a hard mass
Separate parts or cells stick together to form one group
A pile of things gathered together
How Round
Surface Forms
Morphology
conglobation = conglobate (semi-transparent) = con + glob + ation
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'conglobate' using the productive suffix '-ation'.
Etymology
Conglobation comes from Latin parts con- meaning 'together' and glob- meaning 'ball', which you can see in the English word globe. So conglobation gives the image of things 'coming together' into a round, ball-shaped mass, which explains its meaning of gathering into a rounded form.