Conglomerate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚwˌɔːɹmθ/

🇬🇧British English

/kəŋɡlˈɒməɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəŋɡlˈɒməɹˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚwˌɔːɹmθ/.

Examples

Journals are accumulating in my office
The work keeps piling up
the conglomerate peoples of New England

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gather pudding stone accumulate cumulate pile up amass empire

Parts of Speech

noun	a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
noun	a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
verb	collect or gather “Journals are accumulating in my office”
adjective	composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass “the conglomerate peoples of New England”

Word Forms

conglomerate	adjective	composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
accumulative	adjective	increasing by successive addition
accumulation	noun	the act of accumulating
cumulative	adjective	increasing by successive addition
cumulus	noun	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
cumulation	noun	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
conglomeration	noun	a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
gathering	noun	the act of gathering something
conglomerate	noun	a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konglomerat

ein zusammengesetztes Gestein, das aus Partikeln unterschiedlicher Größe besteht

🇫🇷French

conglomérat

une roche composite composée de particules de différentes tailles

🇪🇸Spanish

conglomerado

Roca compuesta formada por partículas de distintos tamaños.

🇮🇹Italian

conglomerato

una roccia composita costituita da particelle di varia dimensione

🇳🇱Dutch

conglomeraat

een samengesteld gesteente dat bestaat uit deeltjes van verschillende grootte

🇵🇹Portuguese

conglomerado

uma rocha composta composta por partículas de tamanhos variados

🇷🇺Russian

конгломерат

сложная горная порода, состоящая из частиц разного размера

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संगुटिका

विभिन्न आकार के कणों से बनी एक मिश्रित चट्टान

🇧🇩Bengali

সমষ্টি

বিভিন্ন আকারের কণা দ্বারা গঠিত একটি যৌগিক শিলা

🇮🇳Tamil

கூட்டு

மாறுபட்ட அளவிலான துகள்களால் ஆன ஒரு கூட்டுப் பாறை

🇮🇳Telugu

సమ్మేళనం

వివిధ పరిమాణాల కణాలతో తయారైన మిశ్రమ శిల

🇮🇳Marathi

समूह

वेगवेगळ्या आकाराच्या कणांनी बनलेला संमिश्र खडक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમૂહ

વિવિધ કદના કણોથી બનેલો સંયુક્ત ખડક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಘಟಿತ

ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಗಾತ್ರದ ಕಣಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಒಂದು ಸಂಯೋಜಿತ ಬಂಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒരു കൂട്ടം

വ്യത്യസ്ത വലിപ്പത്തിലുള്ള കണങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു സംയുക്ത പാറ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੂਹ

ਵੱਖੋ-ਵੱਖਰੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਕਣਾਂ ਦੀ ਬਣੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਤ ਚੱਟਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جماعت

مختلف سائز کے ذرات سے بنا ایک جامع چٹان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

联合企业

由不同尺寸的颗粒组成的复合岩石

🇯🇵Japanese

複合企業体

さまざまなサイズの粒子からなる複合岩石

🇰🇷Korean

역암

다양한 크기의 입자로 이루어진 복합 암석

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tập đoàn

một tảng đá tổng hợp được tạo thành từ các hạt có kích thước khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

กลุ่มบริษัท

หินคอมโพสิตที่ประกอบด้วยอนุภาคที่มีขนาดต่างกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

konglomerat

batuan komposit yang terdiri dari partikel-partikel dengan ukuran berbeda-beda

🇲🇾Malay

konglomerat

batu komposit yang terdiri daripada zarah-zarah yang berbeza-beza saiz

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكتل

صخرة مركبة تتكون من جزيئات متفاوتة الحجم

🇮🇷Persian

گروه تولیدی

سنگ مرکب که از ذرات با اندازه های مختلف تشکیل شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

holding

değişen büyüklükteki parçacıklardan oluşan kompozit bir kaya

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַלקִיט

סלע מורכב המורכב מחלקיקים בגדלים שונים

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