|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
coalesce
co·a·lesce / ˌkōəˈles/ • v. [intr.] come together and form one mass or whole: the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams. ∎ [tr.] combine (elements) in a mass or whole: to help coalesce the community, they established an office. DERIVATIVES: co·a·les·cence / -ˈlesəns/ n. co·a·les·cent / -ˈlesənt/ adj. |
|
|
Cite this article
"coalesce." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coalesce." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coalesce.html "coalesce." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coalesce.html |
|
coalesce
coalesce XVI. — L. coalēscere, f. CO- + alēscere grow up, f. alere nourish.
So coalition XVII. — medL. |
|
|
Cite this article
T. F. HOAD. "coalesce." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "coalesce." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coalesce.html T. F. HOAD. "coalesce." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coalesce.html |
|
coalesce
coalesce (koh-ă-less) vb. to grow together or unite.
—coalescence n. |
|
|
Cite this article
"coalesce." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coalesce." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-coalesce.html "coalesce." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-coalesce.html |
|
coalesce
coalesce
•acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes
•Jewess • shepherdess • Borges
•battledress • Mudéjares • headdress
•protectress • egress • ingress
•minidress • nightdress • congress
•sundress • procuress • murderess
•letterpress • watercress • shirtdress
•access
|
|
|
Cite this article
"coalesce." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coalesce." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-coalesce.html "coalesce." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-coalesce.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
