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Agglomerate vs Lapilli - What's the difference?

agglomerate | lapilli |

As nouns the difference between agglomerate and lapilli

is that agglomerate is a collection or mass while lapilli is a sphere shaped droplet of molten lava ejected from a volcanic eruption which falls to earth while still at least partially molten, ranging in size from 2 to 64 millimeters.

As an adjective agglomerate

is collected into a ball, heap, or mass.

As a verb agglomerate

is to wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.

agglomerate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • collected into a ball, heap, or mass
  • Synonyms

    * agglomerated

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A collection or mass.
  • (geology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate .
  • (meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
  • Synonyms

    * (collection or mass ): agglomeration, collection, mass

    Verb

  • To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
  • Synonyms

    * amass, bundle up, gather, gather up, wind

    lapilli

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A sphere shaped droplet of molten lava ejected from a volcanic eruption which falls to earth while still at least partially molten, ranging in size from 2 to 64 millimeters.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 8, author=Henry Fountain, title=It’s Still Dark Out, So Why Are the Birds Singing Away?, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=They also found rounded granules that are probably accretionary lapilli — volcanic hailstones, formed as material gathers in the air. }}

    Hypernyms

    * tephra ----