Aggregate vs. Agglomerate

Aggregate vs. Agglomerate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Aggregate and Agglomerate

Aggregatenoun

A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

Agglomerateadjective

collected into a ball, heap, or mass

Aggregatenoun

A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.

Agglomeratenoun

A collection or mass.

Aggregatenoun

A set collection of objects.

Agglomeratenoun

(geology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.

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Aggregatenoun

(music) The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.

Agglomeratenoun

(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.

Aggregatenoun

(sports) The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores

Agglomerateverb

(ambitransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.

Aggregatenoun

(roofing) Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.

Agglomerateverb

form into one cluster

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Aggregatenoun

Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements, especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.

Agglomerateadjective

clustered together but not coherent;

an agglomerated flower head

Aggregatenoun

(Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.

Aggregateadjective

Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.

Aggregateadjective

Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.

Aggregateadjective

Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.

aggregate glands

Aggregateadjective

(botany) Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.

Aggregateadjective

Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.

Aggregateadjective

United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.

Aggregateverb

(transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.

The aggregated soil.

Aggregateverb

To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.

Aggregateverb

(transitive) To amount in the aggregate to.

There are ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels.

Aggregatenoun

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

Aggregatenoun

the whole amount

Aggregateverb

amount in the aggregate to

Aggregateverb

gather in a mass, sum, or whole

Aggregateadjective

gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole;

aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire yearthe aggregated amount of indebtedness

Aggregateadjective

formed of separate units in a cluster;

raspberries are aggregate fruits