coalescence

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US/ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs.əns/

noun

The act of coalescing.

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coalescencycoalitionconcretionconglutination
OriginMiddle French coalescence ← Latin coalēscentia →
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Meanings

nouncoalescence (countable and uncountable, plural coalescences)

plural coalescences · alternative coalescency

  1. countableuncountableThe act of coalescing.
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe merging of two segments into one.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

Similar
coalescencycoalitionconcretionconglutination
Broader
unionunificationuniting
Also see
coalitionconcrescenceconcretionconglutination

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincoalēscentia
  2. Middle Frenchcoalescence
  3. Englishcoalescence

From Middle French coalescence and its etymon Latin coalēscentia. Doublet of coalescency. By surface analysis, coalesce + -ence.

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Translations

Bulgarian сливане, обединяване
  • сливане (slivane)act of coalescing
  • обединяване (obedinjavane)act of coalescing
Catalan coalescència
  • coalescènciaact of coalescing
Czech hromadění
  • hromaděníact of coalescing
Dutch samengroeien
  • samengroeienact of coalescing
Finnish sulautuminen, yhdistyminen
  • sulautuminenact of coalescing
  • yhdistyminenact of coalescing
  • yhdentyminenact of coalescing
  • yhteenliittyminenact of coalescing
  • koalesenssiact of coalescing
French coalescence
  • coalescenceact of coalescing
German Zusammenfliessen, Zusammenkommen
  • Zusammenfliessenact of coalescing
  • Zusammenkommenact of coalescing
  • Zusammenströmenact of coalescing
  • Zusammensetzenact of coalescing
  • Zusammenlaufenact of coalescing
  • Verschmelzenact of coalescing
  • Vereinigenact of coalescing
Hungarian összeolvadás, egyesülés
  • összeolvadásact of coalescing
  • egyesülésact of coalescing
Indonesian peleburan
  • peleburanact of coalescing
Italian coalescenza
  • coalescenzaact of coalescing
Portuguese coalescência
  • coalescênciaact of coalescing
Spanish coalescencia
  • coalescenciaact of coalescing
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APA

coalescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalescence

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“coalescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coalescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalescence.

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