conglobate

[ kon-gloh-beyt, kong-, kong-gloh-beyt ]

adjective

1. formed into a ball.

verb (used with or without object)

, con·glo·bat·ed, con·glo·bat·ing.

1. to collect or form into a ball or rounded mass.

conglobate

/ ˈkɒŋɡləʊˌbeɪt /

verb

1. to form into a globe or ball

adjective

1. See globular
   a rare word for globular

Derived Forms

• ˌcongloˈbation, noun

Other Words From

• con·globate·ly adverb
• conglo·bation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of conglobate¹

1625–35; < Latin conglobātus, past participle of conglobāre. See conglobe, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of conglobate¹

C17: from Latin conglobāre to gather into a ball, from globāre to make round, from globus a sphere

Example Sentences

Conglobate gland: a glandular appendage of male sexual organs in Orthoptera, opening upon one of the external structures.

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