Definition of conglomerate Conglomerate

/kʌnglɑˈmɚʌt/ - [kunglamerut] - con•glom•er•ate

We found 18 definitions of conglomerate from 6 different sources.

What does conglomerate mean?

Noun Plural: conglomerates
conglomerate - a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
		empire
		corp, corporation a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
conglomerate - a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
		pudding stone
		rock, stone pitching dangerously to one side
Adjective
conglomerate - composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass; "the conglomerate peoples of New England"
		combined made or joined or united into one

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conglomerate (Noun)
A cluster of heterogeneous things.
conglomerate (Noun)
A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
conglomerate (Noun)
A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
conglomerate (Verb)
To combine together into a larger mass.
conglomerate (Verb)
To combine together into a larger corporation.
conglomerate (Adjective)
Clustered together into a mass.

conglomerate (a.)
Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.
conglomerate (a.)
Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers.
conglomerate (a.)
Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together.
conglomerate (n.)
That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation.
conglomerate (n.)
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.
conglomerate (v. t.)
To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.

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

conglomerate
kon-glom′ėr-āt, adj. gathered into a clew or mass.—v.t. to gather into a ball.—n. a rock composed of pebbles cemented together.—n. Conglomerā′tion, state of being conglomerated: a collection of things. [L. conglomerāre, -ātum—con, together, and glomus, glomeris, a clew, akin to globus.]

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conglomerate, verb, present, 1st person singular of conglomerate (infinitive).
conglomerate, verb (infinitive).
conglomerate, noun, singular of conglomerates.