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ag·gre·gate
(ăg′rĭ-gĭt)adj.
1. Constituting or amounting to a whole; total: aggregate sales in that market.
2. Botany Crowded or massed into a dense cluster.
3. Composed of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.
n.
1. A total considered with reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount: "An empire is the aggregate of many states under one common head" (Edmund Burke).
2. The mineral materials, such as sand or stone, used in making concrete.
v. (-gāt′) ag·gre·gat·ed, ag·gre·gat·ing, ag·gre·gates
v.tr.
1. To gather into a mass, sum, or whole: aggregated the donations into one bank account.
2. To amount to; total: Revenues will aggregate more than one million dollars.
3. To collect (content from different sources on the internet) into one webpage or newsreader.
v.intr.
Idiom: To come together or collect in a mass or whole: "Some [bacteria]aggregate so closely as to mimic a multicellular organism" (Gina Kolata). "The first stars began to form when hydrogen and helium gas left over from the Big Bang aggregated into dense clouds" (Paul Davies).
in the aggregate
Taken into account as a whole: Unit sales for December amounted in the aggregate to 100,000.
[Middle English aggregat, from Latin aggregātus, past participle of aggregāre, to add to : ad-, ad- + gregāre, to collect (from grex, greg-, flock; see ger- in Indo-European roots).]
ag′gre·gate·ly adv.
ag′gre·ga′tion n.
ag′gre·ga′tive adj.
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aggregate
adj
1. formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate
2. (Botany) (of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets
n
3. a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total
4. (Geological Science) geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals
5. (Building) the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete
6. (Botany) a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate
7. in the aggregate taken as a whole
vb
8. to combine or be combined into a body, etc
9. (tr) to amount to (a number)
[C16: from Latin aggregāre to add to a flock or herd, attach (oneself) to, from grex flock]
ˈaggregately adv
aggregative adj
ˈaggreˌgatively adv
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ag•gre•gate
(adj., n. ˈæg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; v. -ˌgeɪt)adj., n., v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. adj.
1. formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined.
2.
a. (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.
b. (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.
3. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.
n. 4. a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount.
5. any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.
v.t. 6. to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.
7. to amount to (the number of).
v.i. 8. to combine and form a collection or mass.
Idioms: in the aggregate, considered as a whole.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin aggregātus, past participle of aggregāre to join together]
ag′gre•gate•ly, adv.
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Aggregate
an assemblage collected into one body, e.g., a house is an aggregate of bricks, timber, etc. See also collection, combination, compound, sum.Examples: aggregate of activities, 1855; of small bubbles, 1677; of confusions and incongruities, 1878; of all past experience.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
aggregate
Past participle: aggregated
Gerund: aggregating
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Noun | 1. | aggregate - the whole amount |
2. | aggregate - material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster | |
3. | aggregate - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together plankton - the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water nekton - the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales | |
Verb | 1. | aggregate - amount in the aggregate to |
2. | aggregate - gather in a mass, sum, or whole amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix - to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" | |
Adj. | 1. | aggregate - formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" collective - forming a whole or aggregate |
2. | aggregate - composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets; "raspberries are aggregate fruits" multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" |
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aggregate
noun
1. total, body, whole, amount, collection, mass, sum, combination, pile, mixture, bulk, lump, heap, accumulation, assemblage, agglomeration society viewed as an aggregate of individuals
adjective
1. collective, added, mixed, combined, collected, corporate, assembled, accumulated, composite, cumulative the rate of growth of aggregate demand
verb
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aggregate
noun1. A number or quantity obtained as a result of addition:
Archaic: tale.
2. An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back:
Informal: work (used in plural).
Idioms: everything but the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax.
1. To bring together so as to increase in mass or number:
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Translations
مَجْمُوع
souhrnúhrn
heildarupphæî, samtala
suma
kopsumma
aggregate
A. [ˈægrɪgɪt] N
1. (= total) → conjunto m
on aggregate → en conjunto
Scotland won 5-4 on aggregate → ganó Escocia por 5 a 4 en conjunto
in the aggregate → en conjunto, en total
on aggregate → en conjunto
Scotland won 5-4 on aggregate → ganó Escocia por 5 a 4 en conjunto
in the aggregate → en conjunto, en total
2. (Geol, Constr) → agregado m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
aggregate
[ˈægrɪgət] n
(= total) → ensemble m, total m
an aggregate of → un total de
in aggregate, in the aggregate (= in total) → dans l'ensemble
an aggregate of → un total de
in aggregate, in the aggregate (= in total) → dans l'ensemble
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
aggregate
n
→ Gesamtmenge f, → Summe f, → Gesamtheit f; considered in (the) aggregate → insgesamt betrachtet; on aggregate (Sport) → in der Gesamtwertung
(Build) → Zuschlagstoffe pl; (Geol) → Gemenge nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
aggregate
[ˈægrɪgɪt]1. n
a. (total) → insieme m
in the aggregate → nel complesso
on aggregate (Sport) → con punteggio complessivo
in the aggregate → nel complesso
on aggregate (Sport) → con punteggio complessivo
2. adj → complessivo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
aggregate
(ˈӕgrigət) noun a total. What is the aggregate of goals from the two football matches?
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