agglomeration

== English == === Etymology === From Latin agglomerātiō. By surface analysis, agglomerate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === agglomeration (countable and uncountable, plural agglomerations) The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together. A state of being collected in a mass; a mass; a cluster. (geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. (geology) A mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hungarian: agglomeráció ==== Translations ==== === References ===