coalescence
coalescence Lexical Profile
coalescence Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The process or result of coming together, merging, or uniting to form one whole mass, body, or system.
"The gradual coalescence of several smaller reform groups created a powerful national movement."
In physics, chemistry, and meteorology, the process by which two or more droplets, bubbles, or particles merge during contact to form a single larger droplet, bubble, or particle.
"Raindrops form in warm clouds primarily through the collision and coalescence of microscopic water droplets."
In linguistics, the phonological merger of two or more adjacent speech sounds into a single sound that shares features of the original segments.
"Palatalization in English often involves the coalescence of an alveolar consonant and a following palatal glide."
• Rhymes for coalescence
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Late Latin coalescentia, from Latin coalescere ('to grow together, unite'), formed from com- ('together') and alescere ('to grow up, be nourished'), an inchoative derivative of alere ('to nourish').