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Conglomerate vs Glomerate - What's the difference?

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Conglomerate is a related term of glomerate.


As adjectives the difference between conglomerate and glomerate

is that conglomerate is clustered together into a mass while glomerate is gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.

As verbs the difference between conglomerate and glomerate

is that conglomerate is to combine together into a larger mass while glomerate is to gather or wind into a ball; to collect (threads, etc) into a spherical form or mass.

As a noun conglomerate

is a cluster of heterogeneous things.

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.

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    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.
  • glomerate

    English

    Verb

    (glomerat)
  • To gather or wind into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.