aggregate

IPA: ˈægrʌgʌt

noun

  • A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
  • A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
  • (mathematics, obsolete) A set (collection of objects).
  • (music) The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.
  • (sports) The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.
  • (roofing) Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.
  • 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.
  • (Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.
  • A mechanical mixture of more than one phase.

verb

  • (transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
  • (archaic, transitive) To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.
  • (transitive) To amount in the aggregate to.

adjective

  • Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.
  • Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.
  • Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.
  • (botany) Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
  • Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.
  • United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.
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