concrescence

English

Etymology

Latin concrescentia

Noun

concrescence (countable and uncountable, plural concrescences)

1. The growing together and merging of similar or dissimilar parts.
2. A growing together of cells or other organisms.
3. (art) The juxtaposing of dissimilar forms or devices that are harmonized at their point of intersection into hybrid transitional shapes or designs.
4. Increment.

Synonyms

• (growing together and merging): coalescence

Related terms

• concretion

Translations

the growing together and merging of like or unlike separate parts or particles

• Bulgarian: срастване (bg) (srastvane)
• Finnish: yhteen kasvaminen
• French: concrescence (fr) f
• Irish: comhfhás m
• Macedonian: сраснување n (srasnuvanje)
• Manx: co-aase m

a growing together and merging of like or unlike separate parts or particles

• Finnish: yhteenkasvettuma
• French: concrescence (fr) f
• Macedonian: сраснување n (srasnuvanje)