CONGLOBATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conglobation mean? 

• CONGLOBATION (noun)
  The noun CONGLOBATION has 2 senses:

1. a rounded spherical form

2. an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass

  Familiarity information: CONGLOBATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONGLOBATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rounded spherical form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

conglobation; conglomeration

Hypernyms ("conglobation" is a kind of...):

sphere (a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses))

Derivation:

conglobate (assume a globular shape)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

conglobation; conglomeration

Hypernyms ("conglobation" is a kind of...):

combine; combining (an occurrence that results in things being united)

Derivation:

conglobe (assume a globular shape)