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Amalgamation vs Conglomerate - What's the difference?

amalgamation | conglomerate |

As nouns the difference between amalgamation and conglomerate

is that amalgamation is the process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation while conglomerate is a cluster of heterogeneous things.

As an adjective conglomerate is

clustered together into a mass.

As a verb conglomerate is

to combine together into a larger mass.

amalgamation

English

Noun

(wikipedia amalgamation) (en noun)
  • The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
  • The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
  • # (specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal.
  • (obsolete) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.

    • conglomerate

    English

    (wikipedia conglomerate)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cluster of heterogeneous things.
  • * Trench
    • A conglomerate of marvellous anecdotes.
  • (business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
  • (geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
  • * Lyell
    • A conglomerate , therefore, is simply gravel bound together by a cement.

    See also

    * *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Clustered together into a mass.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • beams of light when they are multiplied and conglomerate
  • * Cheyne
    • Fluids are separated in the liver and the other conglobate and conglomerate glands.
    conglomerate flowers
  • (geology) Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rock, cemented together.

    • Verb

    (conglomerat)
  • To combine together into a larger mass.
  • (business) To combine together into a larger corporation.