aggregate
ag·gre·gate (ag′rə git; for v., -gāt′)
adjective
- gathered into, or considered as, a whole; total the aggregate number of unemployed
- Bot.
- massed into a dense head or cluster, as a flower
- formed of closely clustered carpels, as the raspberry
- Geol. made up of a mixture of mineral fragments, crystals, or similar materials an aggregate rock
Etymology: L aggregatus, pp. of aggregare, to lead to a flock, add to < ad-, to + gregare, to herd < grex (gen. gregis), a herd
noun
- a group or mass of distinct things gathered into, or considered as, a total or whole
- the sand or pebbles added to cement in making concrete or mortar
- an aggregate rock
transitive verb aggregated -·gat′ed, aggregating -·gat′·ing
- to gather into a whole or mass
- to amount to; total
Related Forms:
- aggregately ag′·gre·gately adverb
in the aggregate
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