CONCRESCENCE


Meaning of CONCRESCENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈkre-s ə n(t)s, kän- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin concrescentia, from concrescent-, concrescens, present participle of concrescere to grow together, from com- + crescere to grow — more at crescent

Date: 1614

1. : increase by the addition of particles

2. : a growing together : coalescence

• con·cres·cent -s ə nt adjective

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