Definition of: conglomerate

(kən·glom′ər·it) adjective
1. Massed or clustered.
2. Geol. Consisting of loosely cemented heterogeneous material: conglomerate clay. See synonyms under COMPLEX, HETEROGENEOUS.
—noun
1. A heterogeneous collection.
2. A large corporation formed by merging a number of separate companies, often in unrelated fields.
3. Geol. A rock composed of pebbles or fragments of rock loosely cemented together.
—v.t. & v.i. (kən·glom′ə·rāt) ·at·ed, ·at·ing To gather into a cohering mass. [<L conglomeratus, pp. of conglomerare <com- together + glomus, glomeris ball]
—con·glom·er·at·ic (kən·glom′ə·rat′ik) or con·glom′er·it′ic (-ə·rit′ik) adjective