Meanings
nounaggregation (countable and uncountable, plural aggregations)
plural aggregations
- countableuncountableThe act of collecting together, of aggregating.
- countableuncountableThe state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.
- countableuncountableA collection of particulars; an aggregate.
- countableuncountablecomputingSummarizing multiple routes into one route.
- countableuncountableobject-oriented programmingKind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
The difference between an association and an aggregation is entirely conceptual and is focused strictly on semantics.
2002, Kirk Knoernschild, edited by Addison-Wesley Professional, Java Design: Objects, UML, and Process
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinaggregātiō
- Englishaggregation
From Latin aggregātiō, from aggregō (“aggregate”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 聚合
- 聚合 (jùhé)summarizing multiple routes into one route
Finnish yhdistäminen, kokoaminen
- yhdistäminenact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- kokoaminenact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- koostaminenact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- koostecollection of particulars
- keräymäaggregate
- aggregaattiaggregate
- koosteaggregate
- koostesummarizing multiple routes into one route
- koostaminenobject composition
- yhdistäminencollection into a mass or sum
- kokoaminencollection into a mass or sum
- koostaminencollection into a mass or sum
French agrégation, aggrégation
- agrégationact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- aggrégationact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- arcollection of particulars
- agrégationcollection of particulars
- aggrégationcollection of particulars
- agrégationobject composition
German Aggregation, Ansammlung
- Aggregationcollection of particulars
- Ansammlungcollection of particulars
- Anhäufungcollection of particulars
- Aggregationsummarizing multiple routes into one route
- Aggregationobject composition
Indonesian agregasi
- agregasisummarizing multiple routes into one route
Persian تجمع
- تجمع (tajamo')act of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
Polish agregacja, agregat
- agregacjaact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- agregataggregate
- agregacjacollection into a mass or sum
Portuguese agregação, agregação
- agregaçãoact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- agregaçãocollection into a mass or sum
Romanian agregare, agregare
- agregareact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- agregarecollection into a mass or sum
Russian скопле́ние, собира́ние
- скопле́ние (skoplénije)act of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- собира́ние (sobiránije)act of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- агрега́т (agregát)aggregate
- агрега́ция (agregácija)summarizing multiple routes into one route
- объедине́ние (obʺjedinénije)collection into a mass or sum
Spanish agregación
- agregaciónact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
Swedish aggregering, aggregering
- aggregeringact of aggregating, or state of being aggregated
- aggregeringcollection of particulars
- aggregeringaggregate
- aggregataggregate
- aggregeringsummarizing multiple routes into one route
- aggregeringcollection into a mass or sum
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aggregation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
aggregation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggregation
MLA
“aggregation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggregation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aggregation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggregation.
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