Word
agglomerate
/əˈglɒməreit/
noun
聚集物；团块
A mass or cluster of items or material.
- 1.
A collection or mass.
集合体；团块
- 2.
A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
火山角砾岩(区别于砾岩)
- 3.
An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
各种冰冻结形成的冰盖
集块岩；浮冰凝集层；集合体；团块；火山角砾岩(区别于砾岩)；各种冰冻结形成的冰盖
In use
The volcanic agglomerate was so hard that it required special drilling equipment.
Geologists studied the agglomerate to understand the eruption history.
The quarry extracted agglomerate for use as a building material.
Connections
Word family
- agglomerates
- plural, third person singular
- agglomerated
- past, past participle
- agglomerating
- present participle
Learner notes
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