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coalesce
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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.

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

coa·lescence n.
coa·lescent adj.

coalesce [ˌkəʊəˈlɛs]
vb
(intr) to unite or come together in one body or mass; merge; fuse; blend
[from Latin coalēscere from co- + alēscere to increase, from alere to nourish]
coalescence  n
coalescent  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.coalesce - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts"
accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together"
conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils"
alloy - make an alloy of
syncretise, syncretize - become fused
2.coalesce - fuse or cause to grow together
merge, unify, unite - become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
clot, clog - coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots"

coalesce
verb blend, unite, mix, combine, incorporate, integrate, merge, consolidate, come together, fuse, amalgamate, meld, cohere, commingle Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations.
Translations
coalesce [ˌkəʊəˈles] VI (= merge, blend) → fundirse; (= join together) → unirse, incorporarse
coalesce
vi (Phys, Chem) → sich verbinden, eine Verbindung eingehen; (fig)sich vereinigen, zusammengehen; (views, opinions etc)sich verquicken (geh)
coalesce [ˌkəʊəˈlɛs] vi (frm) → fondersi, unirsi
coalesce [ˌkəʊəˈlɛs] vi (frm) → fondersi, unirsi


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Eventually the coalescences produce objects so massive that they become neutron stars, stars in which pressure has crushed atomic nuclei to the point where no structures are left, only a lot of neutrons jammed tightly together.
LIGO will search for gravitational waves created in supernova collapses of stellar cores (which form neutron stars and black holes), collisions and coalescences of neutron stars or black holes, rotations of neutron stars with deformed crusts and the remnants of gravitational radiation created by the birth of the universe.
 
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