coalesce
IPA: koʊʌɫˈɛs
verb
- (of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
- (of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.
- (engineering) To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
- (of separate groups or persons) To merge, to intermingle freely.
- (databases, SQL) To convert a null value to a defined value.
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Examples of "coalesce" in Sentences
- The spots tend to coalesce into bands.
- Coalescence is hardly an idea set in stone.
- However, the coalescence is not always complete.
- Latest results confirmed the exactly coalescence.
- Both Nathans are members of the reformed Coalesce.
- Conventional wisdom has not coalesced on the matter.
- During that they may undergo coalescence or aggregation.
- They united and coalesced with the indigenous population.
- A Coalescer is a technological device performing coalescence.