Antonyms for conglomerate

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : noun, adjective kuh n-glom-er-it, kuh ng-; verb kuh n-glom-uh-reyt, kuh ng-

Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective kənˈglɒm ər ɪt, kəŋ-; verb kənˈglɒm əˌreɪt, kəŋ-

Definition of conglomerate

Origin : 1570s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare "to roll together," from com- "together" (see com-) + glomerare "to gather into a ball," from glomus (genitive glomeris) "a ball," from PIE root *glem-.

adj composite
noun composite organization

Example sentences :

Without the breakers, no pebbles; without the pebbles, no conglomerate.
Extract from : « Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I » by Herbert Spencer

And into this conglomerate of the races, Ah Chun introduced the Mongolian mixture.
Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London

Were just little indistinguishable bits of the conglomerate Tommy.
Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke

Pebbles of the conglomerate are mainly quartz and quartzite.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

The congregation seemed to him conglomerate, a jumble of conflicting elements.
Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray

The conglomerate itself he estimates at twelve hundred feet.
Extract from : « The Testimony of the Rocks » by Hugh Miller

The diocese was thus the unity of the conglomerate Christians.
Extract from : « English Conferences of Ernest Renan » by Ernest Renan

Sunk as it is in conglomerate rock, this moat is a monument of patient labour.
Extract from : « The Cradle of Mankind » by W.A. Wigram

Many of the other caves are in soft sandstone and conglomerate.
Extract from : « At the Court of the Amr » by John Alfred Gray

She helps to refine, elevate, and purify our great American conglomerate.
Extract from : « The Art of Entertaining » by M. E. W. Sherwood

Synonyms for conglomerate

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