Conglomeration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rounded spherical form

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚwˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kəŋɡlˌɒməɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəŋɡlˌɒməɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚwˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conglobation congeries aggregate

Word Forms

conglobate	verb	assume a globular shape
aggregate	adjective	formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
conglomerate	verb	collect or gather
conglobe	verb	assume a globular shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konglomerat

eine abgerundete Kugelform

🇫🇷French

agglomération

une forme sphérique arrondie

🇪🇸Spanish

conglomeración

una forma esférica redondeada

🇮🇹Italian

conglomerato

una forma sferica arrotondata

🇳🇱Dutch

conglomeraat

een ronde bolvorm

🇵🇹Portuguese

conglomeração

uma forma esférica arredondada

🇷🇺Russian

скопление

округлая сферическая форма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समूह

एक गोलाकार गोलाकार आकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

সমষ্টি

একটি গোলাকার গোলাকার ফর্ম

🇮🇳Tamil

கூட்டமைப்பு

ஒரு வட்டமான கோள வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమ్మేళనం

ఒక గుండ్రని గోళాకార రూపం

🇮🇳Marathi

एकत्रीकरण

एक गोलाकार गोलाकार फॉर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમૂહ

ગોળાકાર ગોળાકાર સ્વરૂપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೂಟ

ದುಂಡಾದ ಗೋಳಾಕಾರದ ರೂಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടായ്മ

വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഒരു ഗോളാകൃതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੂਹ

ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲ ਗੋਲਾਕਾਰ ਰੂਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجتماع

ایک گول کروی شکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

集团化

圆球形

🇯🇵Japanese

集合体

丸みを帯びた球形のフォルム

🇰🇷Korean

괴상 집적

둥근 구형 형태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kết tụ

một dạng hình cầu tròn

🇹🇭Thai

การรวมกลุ่ม

มีลักษณะเป็นทรงกลมมน

🇮🇩Indonesian

campuran

bentuk bulat bulat

🇵🇭Filipino

kalipunan

isang bilugan na spherical form

🇲🇾Malay

konglomerasi

bentuk sfera bulat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكتل

شكل كروي مدور

🇮🇷Persian

کنگلومرا

یک فرم کروی گرد

🇹🇷Turkish

kümelenme

yuvarlak bir küresel form

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְבִירָה

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