Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act of amalgamating or the condition resulting from this act.
- n. A consolidation or merger, as of several corporations.
- n. The production of a metal alloy of mercury.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal. Specifically, a process by which the precious metals are separated from the rock through which they are distributed in fine particles, by taking advantage of their affinity for quicksilver. This is done by pulverizing the rock and bringing it in contact with that metal, by the aid of suitable machinery. The amalgam thus produced is afterward retorted, the quicksilver being distilled off and the precious metal left behind.
- n. The mixing or blending of different things, especially of races; the result of such mixing or blending; interfusion, as of diverse elements.
- n. Consolidation; specifically, the union of two or more incorporated societies or joint-stock companies into one concern or under one general direction.
Wiktionary
- n. The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
- n. The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury.
- n. The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the combination of two or more commercial companies
Etymologies
- From Medieval Latin amalgamatio. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“We called the amalgamation of thinkers BLUEMIND and set out to explore the science behind the relationship between the human brain and the ocean.”
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“The whole Conan/Terminator amalgamation is stupid enough, but hell, they might as well have added in Arnold's characters from Predator, Commando, Twins and Jingle All the Way while they were at it.”
“Jambalaya is often made with ham, so the word "jambalaya" may be an amalgamation of the French words "jambon" and "a la," and an African word, "yaya," which means rice, reflective of both cultural influences from people in the Louisiana area.”
“Whichever way this concoction settles the resulting amalgamation is pure brilliance, you really need to see this movie.”
“You have been told that amalgamation is a "fait accompli" -- that Metro already accounts for 72 per cent of the combined Metro -- municipality spending.”
“It has required a good deal of salesmanship to convince even the present number of supporters, to convince the present Council of the City of Toronto, that amalgamation is a useful and a forward step.”
“The bugbear of amalgamation is continually flaunted in the eyes of the people.”
The Providential Significance of the Death of Abraham Lincoln
“As if to illustrate that, Mr. Iwata recently gave a trade-show demonstration of a feature of the 3DS called "amalgamation," made possible because it has camera lenses that face both inward and outward.”
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“This amalgamation was heralded as "the first step in creating a national, non-partisan, political organization of cultural workers ... that will markedly influence the Peace.”
Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
“Movement reflects the portability aspect and convergence relates to the universality and amalgamation, which is what DP appears to be about.”
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