verb /kəʊ.əˈlɛs,koʊ.əˈlɛs/
The droplets coalesced into a puddle.
b) To form from different pieces or elements.
... when a things 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.
See Also: -esce, coalescence
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