coalescent

2 definitions found

coalescent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coalescent \Co`a*les"cent\, a. [L. coalescens, p. pr.]
     Growing together; cohering, as in the organic cohesion of
     similar parts; uniting.
     [1913 Webster]

coalescent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  coalescent
      adj 1: growing together, fusing; "coalescent tradititions";
             "coalescent bones" [syn: coalescent, coalescing]