Conglomerate vs. Conglomeration — What's the Difference?

A thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together

The act or process of conglomerating.

A coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix of cementing material such as silica

The state of being conglomerated.

Relating to a conglomerate, especially a large corporation

An accumulation of miscellaneous things.

Gather together into a compact mass

That which consists of many previously separate parts.

To form or gather into a mass or whole.

An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.

To form into or merge with a corporate conglomerate.

The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation.

To cause to form into a mass or whole.

That which is conglomerated; a mixed mass; a hodgepodge.

A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields.

A rounded spherical form

A collected heterogeneous mass; a cluster

A sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

(Geology) A coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded to subangular rock fragments cemented together by hardened silt, clay, calcium carbonate, or similar material.

An occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass

Gathered into a mass; clustered.

(Geology) Made up of loosely cemented heterogeneous material.

A cluster of heterogeneous things.

(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

Clustered together into a mass.

(geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.

(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.

To combine together into a larger corporation.

Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.

Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers.

Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together.

That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation.

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.

To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.

A composite rock made up of particles of varying size

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

Collect or gather;

Composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass;