coalesce
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin coalēscō, from co- + alēscō (“grow up”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
coalesce (third-person singular simple present coalesces, present participle coalescing, simple past and past participle coalesced)
- (of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
- The droplets coalesced into a puddle.
- (of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.
- The puddle coalesced from the droplets as they ran together.
- (engineering) To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
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Translations[edit]
to join into a single mass
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to form from different elements
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ko.aˈleːs.ke/, [kɔ.aˈɫ̪eːs̠.kɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ko.aˈleʃ.ʃe/, [kɔ.aˈlɛʃ.ʃɛ]
Verb[edit]
coalēsce
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
coalesce
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