Dictionary Definition

coalescence n : the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts [syn: coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination]

User Contributed Dictionary

Coalescence may refer to:

Coalescence (genetics), the merging of genetic lineages backwards time to a most recent common ancestor
Coalescence (linguistics), the merging of two or more words into one
Coalescence (meteorology), the merging of two or more droplets of precipitation into one
Coalescence (computer science), the merging of adjacent blocks of memory to fill gaps caused by deallocated memory
Coalescence (welding), the growing together or growth into one body of the materials being joined
Coalescence (chemistry), the process by which three separate masses of miscible substances seem to "pull" each other together should they make the slightest contact.

coalescence in French: Coalescence

coalescence in Portuguese: Coalescência (Ciência da Computação)

coalescence in Slovak: Koalescencia