coalescence

co·a·lesce  (k-ls)

intr.v. co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing, co·a·lesc·es

1. To grow together; fuse.

2. To come together so as to form one whole; unite: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders. See Synonyms at mix.

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[Latin coalscere : co-, co- + alscere, to grow, inchoative of alere, to nourish; see al-² in Indo-European roots.]

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coa·lescence n.

coa·lescent adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coalescence - the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts coalescency, conglutination, coalition, concretion jointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"

Translations

coalescence [ˌkəʊəˈlesəns] N (= merging) → fusión f; (= joining together) → unión f, incorporación f

coalescence

n (Phys, Chem) → Verbindung f; (fig) → Vereinigung f; (of views, opinions etc) → Verquickung f (geh)