different between tillite vs conglomerate

English

Etymology

From till +? -ite, after German Tillit.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?l??t/

Noun

tillite (plural tillites)

1. (geology) Glacial till cemented into a solid rock.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 127:

     The most straightforward example is probably provided by tillites.

Further reading

• “Tillite”, in Mindat.org – Glossary?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• littlie

English

Etymology

From Latin conglomer?tus, past participle of conglomer?re (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”), from con- (“prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *?óm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomer?re (from glomer? (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)).

Pronunciation

• Noun, adjective:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n??l?m(?)??t/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n??l?m(?)??t/
• Verb:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n??l?m??e?t/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n??l?m??e?t/
• Hyphenation: con?glo?mer?ate

Noun

conglomerate (plural conglomerates)

1. A cluster of heterogeneous things.
2. (business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
3. (geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

Translations

See also

• aggregate
• composite

Adjective

conglomerate (comparative more conglomerate, superlative most conglomerate)

1. Clustered together into a mass.
2. (geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.

Translations

Verb

conglomerate (third-person singular simple present conglomerates, present participle conglomerating, simple past and past participle conglomerated)

1. (transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.
2. (transitive, business) To combine together into a larger corporation.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• conglomerate (company) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• conglomerate (geology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• conglomerate (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Verb

conglomerate

1. second-person plural present indicative of conglomerare
2. second-person plural imperative of conglomerare
3. feminine plural of conglomerato