Coalescence

n. act or process of merging, uniting; growing together

Coalescence may refer to:Coalescence (genetics), the merging of lineages in backwards timeCoalescence (linguistics), the merging of two or more words merge into oneCoalescence (meteorology), the merging of two or more droplets into oneCoalescence (computer science), the merging of adjacent blocks of memory to fill gaps caused by deallocated memoryCoalescence (welding), the growing together or growth into one body of the materials being joinedCoalescence (chemistry), the process by which three separate masses of miscible substances seem to "pull" each other together should they make the slightest contact.
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Noun
1. the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
(synonym) coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination
(hypernym) union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure
(derivation) coalesce

n. coalescence, act or process of merging, uniting; growing together

(n.)
The act or state of growing together, as similar parts; the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; the state of being united; union; concretion.