Found 3 items, similar to Conglomerate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: conglomerate kesatuan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: conglomerate conglomerate adj : composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass; “the conglomerate peoples of New England” n 1: a composite rock made up of particles of varying size [syn: pudding stone] 2: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization [syn: empire] v : collect or gather; “Journals are accumulating in my office”; “The work keeps piling up” [syn: accumulate, cumulate, pile up, gather, amass]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Conglomerate Conglomerate \Con*glom"er*ate\, a. [L. conglomeratus, p. p. of conglomerare to roll together; con- + glomerare to wind into a ball. See Glomerate.] 1. Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light. [1913 Webster] Beams of light when they are multiplied and conglomerate. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Fluids are separated in the liver and the other conglobate and conglomerate glands. --Cheyne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers. --Gray. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geol.) Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together. [1913 Webster] Conglomerate \Con*glom"er*ate\, n. 1. That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation. [1913 Webster] A conglomerate of marvelous anecdotes, marvelously heaped together. --Trench. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; -- opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia. [1913 Webster] A conglomerate, therefore, is simply gravel bound together by a cement. --Lyell. [1913 Webster] Conglomerate \Con*glom"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conglomerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Conglomerating.] To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass. [1913 Webster]