coalesce

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To join into a single mass or whole.

   • The droplets coalesced into a puddle.
   • […] when a thing's own light and the light from something else coalescing into one on bright and smooth surfaces produce a form which yields a perception reversed from the way a thing normally looks.
2. 2

   To form from different pieces or elements.

   • The puddle coalesced from the droplets as they ran together.
3. 3

   To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece,…

   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.

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   1. 4

      To merge, to intermingle freely.

      • It was not a wise thing to enter a close clique, my good madam, until you had examined both them and yourself, and considered how far you were likely to coalesce.
   2. 5

      To convert a null value to a defined value.

      • You can improve the display by coalescing the ID columns. As I note in Chapter 9, the COALESCE expression takes on the value of the first non-null value in a list of values.

The neighborhood

• synonymagglomerate
• synonymaggregate
• synonymcumulate
• synonymalloy
• synonymamalgamate
• synonymblend
• synonymcoalesce
• synonymcombine
• synonymconsolidate
• synonymconflate
• synonymembody
• synonymfuse
• antonymdivide
• antonymsegregate
• neighbor-esce
• neighborcoalescence
• neighborcoalescent
• neighborcoalition
• neighborassemble
• neighborjoin
• neighbormix
• neighborreembody