A loose arrangement of primary particles and aggregates of a pigment, attached, for example, at their corners or edges, which may be broken down during dispersion in the paint making process
Clusters of individual pigment particles, which can vary in size and shape As these agglomerates are broken apart, dispersion improves and color value is increased Agglomerates are sometimes able to be seen with the naked eye, or we can discern them under microscopic evaluation
Clumps of pigment crystals which have formed loose clusters containing entrapped air Usually undesirable in paint as they tend to settle out and have poor optical properties
a type of rock formed from pieces of material from a volcano that have melted together (past participle of agglomerare , from ad- + glomus ). adj. Large, coarse, angular rock fragments associated with lava flow that are ejected during explosive volcanic eruptions. Although they may appear to resemble sedimentary conglomerates, agglomerates are igneous rocks that consist almost wholly of angular or rounded lava fragments of varying size and shape. Some geologists sort agglomerates into bombs, blocks, and breccia. Bombs are ejected in a molten state, becoming rounded upon solidification, and blocks are erupted as solid fragments. Upon accumulation and solidification of the angular fragments (also known as pyroclastics), they form agglomerates
[ &-'glä-m&-"rAt ] (transitive verb.) 1684. Latin agglomeratus, past participle of agglomerare to heap up, join, from ad- + glomer-, glomus ball; more at CLAM.