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COALESCE
/ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs/
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What does COALESCE mean?
verb
- To join into a single mass or whole.
- To form from different pieces or elements.
- 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.
More meanings (2)
verb
- To merge, to intermingle freely.
- To convert a null value to a defined value.
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/ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs/
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It would seem that there are two kinds of self-evident truths of perception, though perhaps in the last analysis the two kinds may coalesce.
According to Sir W. Jones, the Brahme, Vishnu, and Siva coalesce to form the mystic Om, which means the essence of life or divine fire.
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The barbs coalesce towards the extremity of the shaft forming the oval disc or ocellus, which is certainly one of the most beautiful objects in the world.
Upon some points these two kinds of centralization coalesce; but by classifying the objects which fall more particularly within the province of each of them, they may easily be distinguished.
Various figures have been drawn exhibiting the shapes of two masses until their surfaces approach close to one another and even until they just coalesce, but the discussion of their stability is not easy.