agglomeratingadj.

Brit.

/əˈɡlɒməreɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈɡlɑməˌreɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agglomerate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < agglomerate v. + -ing suffix².

That collects or combines into a coherent but often unassimilated or disorderly mass; piling or clustering together; accumulating. Frequently in scientific contexts.

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1744 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons (new ed.) 164 The hard agglomerating Salts The Spoil of Ages, would impervious choak Their secret Channels.

1772 S. Law Domest. Winter-piece 25 Agglomerating crouds Of floating moisture, form the dusky clouds.

1849 H. Melville Mardi II. xxviii. 116 Nature's first condition was a soup, wherein the agglomerating solids formed granitic dumplings.

1869 in Eng. Mech. 6 Aug. 440/1 The agglomerating substance must be the ‘brai sec’.

1931 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 17 598 Bulbocapnine produced a marked improvement in the case of a man already suffering from over-dispersion of certain of the brain colloids... Bulbocapnine must be an agglomerating agent in man.

1970 P. Scott Geogr. & Retailing vi. 92 In both landscapes the system is subject to similar agglomerating forces but the patterns differ in the market conditions under which the forces operate.

2008 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 22 He added that the whole concept was ill-defined: ‘It was always very nebulous and very vague—what it should do and what it should achieve. And it became this agglomerating thing, rather than truly creative and foundational.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agglomerating
释义	agglomeratingadj. Brit. /əˈɡlɒməreɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈɡlɑməˌreɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agglomerate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < agglomerate v. + -ing suffix². That collects or combines into a coherent but often unassimilated or disorderly mass; piling or clustering together; accumulating. Frequently in scientific contexts. ΚΠ 1744 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons (new ed.) 164 The hard agglomerating Salts The Spoil of Ages, would impervious choak Their secret Channels. 1772 S. Law Domest. Winter-piece 25 Agglomerating crouds Of floating moisture, form the dusky clouds. 1849 H. Melville Mardi II. xxviii. 116 Nature's first condition was a soup, wherein the agglomerating solids formed granitic dumplings. 1869 in Eng. Mech. 6 Aug. 440/1 The agglomerating substance must be the ‘brai sec’. 1931 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 17 598 Bulbocapnine produced a marked improvement in the case of a man already suffering from over-dispersion of certain of the brain colloids... Bulbocapnine must be an agglomerating agent in man. 1970 P. Scott Geogr. & Retailing vi. 92 In both landscapes the system is subject to similar agglomerating forces but the patterns differ in the market conditions under which the forces operate. 2008 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 22 He added that the whole concept was ill-defined: ‘It was always very nebulous and very vague—what it should do and what it should achieve. And it became this agglomerating thing, rather than truly creative and foundational.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1744
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