coalescence
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7.8
- noun
- /koʊəˈlɛsəns/
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coalescencia
- The coalescence of various cultures in the city has created a rich and diverse community.
- the result of the coalescence
And the cataclysmic explosion is the coalescence of two black holes.
- And the cataclysmic explosion is the coalescence of two black holes.
Examples
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Indeed, there are many in the movement who oppose this tendency toward coalescence.
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The rapid progression of the initial lesion and its coalescence with the central lesion within three months are illustrated in figures 2b and f.
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I believe the educated heart must seek its coalescence.
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So there's just this strange and wonderful coalescence of a lot of things that are significant.
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There is therefore a natural rationality in the coalescence of function and feeling.
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Virtually all the Founders wanted to encourage coalescence of a popular majority, or as close to it as possible, behind one presidential candidate.
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The most impressive example of this process of coalescence is the political success of the European Green movement (Capra, 1995).
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The events of 1990's final four months saw the crucial coalescence of Congo's anti-government forces, including the urban left and Christian churches.
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The other favorite conjectured model for a gamma ray burst is the coalescence of two compact objects like neutron stars that are orbiting each other.
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The coalescence of different ideas during the meeting led to a successful project plan.
Synonyms
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3.5
A time when people or groups join to work together
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5.5
To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit
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4.3
A process that brings separate people or groups together to form one unit
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6.1
A group of things joined together as one whole
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7.4
A group of different things gathered in one place
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7.5
A joining of two or more groups into one
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5.5
Putting two or more things together to make one new thing
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3.7
Brings people or things together into one group
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3.5
The joining of separate people, groups, or companies into one
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8.6
A group of things or people gathered together
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3.0
The act of joining two or more things into one
Different parts join to form one whole
Growing or joining together to form a single whole
Joining two or more things to make one
A growing together of separate parts into one whole
Separate parts or cells stick together to form one group
A joining of ideas or words so they form a connected whole
To join things that were separated back into one group
Loose minerals or sediments come together to make a hard mass
Antonyms
How United
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coalescence comes from Latin parts co- 'together' and alescere 'to grow'. So it literally means to 'grow together'. You can see the same root in adolescence 'growing up', which helps explain why coalescence is about different things joining to form one whole.