Aggregate

Chemistry & Physics

Also known as: Aggregation

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This entry defines an aggregate as a collection of fused crystals in crystallography and as a power unit consisting of an engine and an electric generator connected by a common axis in engineering.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

AGGREGATE, 1) in crystallography—a collection of fused crystals; 2) in engineering—a power unit consisting of an engine and an electric generator connected by a common axis of rotation.

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“Aggregate.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/aggregate/