English Explanatory Dictionary

aggregate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
  2. A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
  3. A set (collection of objects).
  4. The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.
  5. The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.
  6. Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.
  7. Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.
  8. Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.
  9. A mechanical mixture of more than one phase.
adj
  1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.
  2. Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.
  3. Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.
  4. Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
  5. Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.
  6. United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.
verb
  1. To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
  2. To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.
  3. To amount in the aggregate to.

Pronunciation

ăg'rĭgət /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/ en-us-aggregate-noun.ogg ăg'rĭgāt /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌɡeɪt/ en-us-aggregate-verb.ogg /əɡ.rɪ.ɡeːʈ/

Word forms

aggregate aggregates more aggregate most aggregate aggregating aggregated

Etymology

From Middle English aggregat(e) (“a sum, unit, complex, aggregate”), borrowed from New Latin aggregātum (“an aggregate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of aggregātus, the perfect passive participle of aggregō (“to flock together”), from ad- (“at, to, toward”)) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”, greg- in compounds) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also egregious and gregarious. See also ag-.

Synonyms

aggregate entirety group totality cluster agg skandha

Antonyms

segregate

Related words

composite conglomerate twelve-tone technique serialism cohesion gestalt integration gregarize

Derived words

aggregational aggregator corporation aggregate heteroaggregate in aggregate interaggregate in the aggregate intraaggregate macroaggregate metalloaggregate microaggregate nanoaggregate species aggregate subaggregate superaggregate aggregate fruit aggregate function aggregately aggregateness aggregate species aggregate throughput aggregative nonaggregate disaggregate aggregatable antiaggregating autoaggregate autoaggregated coaggregate deaggregate macroaggregated nanoaggregated nonaggregated nonaggregating preaggregate preaggregated reaggregate unaggregated
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