Glomerate

Glomerate
Glomerate Glom"er*ate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Glomerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glomerating}.] To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical form or mass, as threads. [1913 Webster]

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  • Glomerate — Glom er*ate, a. [L. glomeratus, p. p. of glomerare to glomerate, from glomus. See 3d {Glome}.] Gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster; conglomerate. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glomerate — index composite, conglomerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • glomerate — [gläm′ər it, gläm′ərāt΄] adj. [L glomeratus, pp. of glomerare, to wind or make into a ball < glomus, a ball, sphere, akin to globus, GLOBE] formed into a rounded mass or ball; clustered …   English World dictionary

  • glomerate — adj. [L. glomus, ball] Massed or compacted into a cluster …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • glomerate — /glom euhr it, euh rayt /, adj. compactly clustered. [1785 95; < L glomeratus wound or formed into a ball (ptp. of glomerare), equiv. to glomer (s. of glomus) ball shaped mass + atus ATE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • glomerate — glom·er·ate (glomґər āt) [L. glomeratus wound into a ball] crowded together into a ball …   Medical dictionary

  • glomerate — glom·er·ate || glÉ‘mÉ™rÉ™t / glÉ’m adj. rolled up; clustered; gathered into a ball …   English contemporary dictionary

  • glomerate — glom·er·ate …   English syllables

  • glomerate — glom•er•ate [[t]ˈglɒm ər ɪt, əˌreɪt[/t]] adj. compactly clustered • Etymology: 1785–95; < L glomerātus, ptp. of glomerāre to form into a ball, der. of glomus, s. glomer ball shaped mass glom er•a′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • glomerate — /ˈglɒmərət/ (say glomuhruht) adjective compactly clustered. {Latin glomerātus, past participle, wound or formed into a ball} …  

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