Conglomerate vs Conglomeration - What's the difference?
conglomerate | conglomeration | Synonyms |
A cluster of heterogeneous things.
* Trench
(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
Clustered together into a mass.
* Francis Bacon
* Cheyne
(geology) Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rock, cemented together.
To combine together into a larger mass.
(business) To combine together into a larger corporation.
That which consists of many previously separate parts.
An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.
Conglomeration is a synonym of conglomerate.
As nouns the difference between conglomerate and conglomeration
is that conglomerate is a cluster of heterogeneous things while conglomeration is that which consists of many previously separate parts.As an adjective conglomerate
is clustered together into a mass.As a verb conglomerate
is to combine together into a larger mass.conglomerate
English
(wikipedia conglomerate)Noun
(en noun)- A conglomerate of marvellous anecdotes.
- A conglomerate , therefore, is simply gravel bound together by a cement.
See also
* *Adjective
(en adjective)- beams of light when they are multiplied and conglomerate
- Fluids are separated in the liver and the other conglobate and conglomerate glands.
- conglomerate flowers