agglomeration

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The definition of an agglomeration is a mass of varied parts, or the act of amassing various parts.

(noun)

  1. A junkyard full of old tires, car parts and steering wheels is an example of an agglomeration.
  2. The collection of used furniture, broken chair legs and chipped household items is an example of an agglomeration.

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See agglomeration in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an agglomerating or being agglomerated
  2. a jumbled heap, mass, etc.

See agglomeration in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or process of gathering into a mass.
  2. A confused or jumbled mass: “To avoid the problems of large urban agglomerations, the state decentralized the university system” (Bickley Townsend).

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