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[[Latin]] ''coalescere'', from ''co''- + ''alescere'' to [[grow]] | [[Latin]] ''coalescere'', from ''co''- + ''alescere'' to [[grow]] | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: to [[grow]] [[together]] | *1: to [[grow]] [[together]] | ||
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*3: to arise from the combination of distinct [[elements]] <an organized and a popular resistance immediately coalesced — C. C. Menges> | *3: to arise from the combination of distinct [[elements]] <an organized and a popular resistance immediately coalesced — C. C. Menges> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Coalescence''' is the [[process]] by which two or more droplets, bubbles or [[particles]] merge during [[contact]] to form a single daughter droplet, bubble or particle. It can take place in many [[processes]], ranging from [ | + | '''Coalescence''' is the [[process]] by which two or more droplets, bubbles or [[particles]] merge during [[contact]] to form a single daughter droplet, bubble or particle. It can take place in many [[processes]], ranging from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorology meteorology] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysics astrophysics]. For example, it is seen in the formation of raindrops as well as planetary and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_formation star formation]. |
[[Category: Physics]] | [[Category: Physics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:42, 12 December 2020
Origin
Latin coalescere, from co- + alescere to grow
Definitions
- 1: to grow together
- 2a : to unite into a whole : fuse <separate townships have coalesced into a single, sprawling colony — Donald Gould> b : to unite for a common end : join forces <people with different points of view coalesce into opposing factions — I. L. Horowitz>
- 3: to arise from the combination of distinct elements <an organized and a popular resistance immediately coalesced — C. C. Menges>
Description
Coalescence is the process by which two or more droplets, bubbles or particles merge during contact to form a single daughter droplet, bubble or particle. It can take place in many processes, ranging from meteorology to astrophysics. For example, it is seen in the formation of raindrops as well as planetary and star formation.
