Cumulation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˌuːmjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/kjˌuːmjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kjˌuːmjʊlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kjˌuːmjʊlˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mound cumulus heap agglomerate pile

Word Forms

pile	verb	place or lay as if in a pile
heap	verb	arrange in stacks
agglomerate	adjective	clustered together but not coherent
agglomerate	verb	form into one cluster
cumulate	verb	collect or gather
cumulous	adjective	thrown together in a pile

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kumulierung

eine Ansammlung übereinander gelegter Gegenstände

🇫🇷French

cumul

une collection d'objets superposés

🇪🇸Spanish

acumulación

una colección de objetos colocados uno encima del otro

🇮🇹Italian

cumulo

una raccolta di oggetti posti uno sopra l'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

cumulatie

een verzameling voorwerpen die op elkaar zijn gelegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

acumulação

uma coleção de objetos colocados uns sobre os outros

🇷🇺Russian

кумуляция

совокупность предметов, лежащих друг на друге

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संचयन

एक दूसरे के ऊपर रखी वस्तुओं का संग्रह

🇧🇩Bengali

সঞ্চয়

একে অপরের উপরে রাখা বস্তুর সংগ্রহ

🇮🇳Tamil

திரட்சி

ஒன்றின் மேல் ஒன்றாக வைக்கப்பட்ட பொருட்களின் தொகுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

సంచితం

ఒకదానిపై ఒకటి ఉంచబడిన వస్తువుల సమాహారం

🇮🇳Marathi

जमा

एकमेकांच्या वर ठेवलेल्या वस्तूंचा संग्रह

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંચય

એકબીજાની ટોચ પર નાખેલી વસ્તુઓનો સંગ્રહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಚಯನ

ಒಂದರ ಮೇಲೊಂದು ಹಾಕಿದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്യുമുലേഷൻ

പരസ്പരം മുകളിൽ വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന വസ്തുക്കളുടെ ഒരു ശേഖരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ

ਇਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਦੇ ਸਿਖਰ 'ਤੇ ਰੱਖੀ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ

🇵🇰Urdu

جمع

ایک دوسرے کے اوپر رکھی اشیاء کا مجموعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

累积

相互叠放的对象的集合

🇯🇵Japanese

累積

互いの上に置かれたオブジェクトのコレクション

🇰🇷Korean

쌓아 올림

서로 겹쳐진 물체의 집합

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tích lũy

một tập hợp các đồ vật được đặt chồng lên nhau

🇹🇭Thai

การสะสม

คอลเลกชันของวัตถุที่วางซ้อนกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penumpukan

kumpulan benda-benda yang diletakkan di atas satu sama lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasama-sama

isang koleksyon ng mga bagay na nakalagay sa ibabaw ng bawat isa

🇲🇾Malay

terkumpul

koleksi objek yang diletakkan di atas satu sama lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تراكم

مجموعة من الأشياء الموضوعة فوق بعضها البعض

🇮🇷Persian

تجمع

مجموعه ای از اشیاء که روی هم قرار گرفته اند

🇹🇷Turkish

birikim

üst üste dizilmiş nesneler topluluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הצטברות

אוסף של חפצים מונחים זה על גבי זה

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The primary meaning of 'cumulation' is 'a collection of objects laid on top of each other'.

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Using 'cumulation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cumulation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cumulation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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