Definitions for coalesce
ˌkoʊ əˈlɛsco·a·lesce

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, mergeverb

   mix together different elements

   "The colors blend well"

2. coalesceverb

   fuse or cause to grow together

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. coalesceverb

   To join into a single mass or whole.

   The droplets coalesced into a puddle.

2. coalesceverb

   To form from different pieces or elements.

   The puddle coalesced from the droplets as they ran together.

3. coalesceverb

   When two, or more, pieces of metal are bonded together (usually via welding) by liquefying the places where they are to be bonded, coalescing these liquids, and allowing the coalesced liquid to solidify. At the end of this process the two pieces of metal have become one continuous solid.

4. Etymology: From coalesco, from co- + alesco.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To COALESCEverb

   Etymology: coalesco, Latin.

   1. To unite in masses by a spontaneous approximation to each other.

   When vapours are raised, they hinder not the transparency of the air, being divided into parts too small to cause any reflection in their superficies; but when they begin to coalesce, and constitute globules, those globules become of a convenient size to reflect some colours. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   2. To grow together; to join.

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1. coalesce

   Coalesce typically means to come together to form one whole or group. It refers to the process of uniting, merging or combining elements, ideas, or entities into a single unit. The term can be applied in various contexts such as physics, biology, social science, and more. It may also refer to the merging of separate parts or elements in a way that creates a single, unified whole.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coalescenoun

   to grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce

2. Coalescenoun

   to unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce

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1. Coalesce

   Coalesce is a metalcore band from Kansas City, Missouri.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coalesce

   kō-al-es′, v.i. to grow together or unite into one body: to associate.—adj. Coales′cent, uniting.—n. Coales′cence, union. [L. coalescĕre, co-, together, and alescĕre, to grow up.]

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1. coalesce

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coalesce in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coalesce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of coalesce in a Sentence

1. Florida Gov. Rick Scott:

   Donald Trump is clearly the will of the voters. We need to listen to them, coalesce behind him.

2. Paul Barrett:

   It's hard from the outside to prescribe exactly how a company should organize itself but the consultants clearly concluded that the haphazard way that twitter is organized ends up with siloed relationships between employees that slows things down and does not create incentives for people to come together and coalesce around a problem.

3. Albert Einstein:

   After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest sceintists are always artists as well.

4. Rufus Gifford:

   People like to support a winner, as the moderate lane starts to understand Joe Biden is the best alternative, they will coalesce around him.

5. Paul Offit:

   The one thing you can't truncate or coalesce or overlap is the Phase 3 trial, the proof is in the pudding. The Phase 3 trial's the pudding and now you're going to test hopefully 10, 15, 20,000 people that will get this vaccine, 15,000 people that will get placebo and you'll see to what extent this is really safe and you'll see to what extent it's effective.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=coalesce
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coalesce
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=coalesce
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coalesce
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=coalesce
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=coalesce