Concrescence Definition

kən-krĕsəns
noun
A growing together of parts or cells, as of the lips of the blastopore of the embryo during gastrulation.
Webster's New World
The amassing of physical particles.
American Heritage Medicine
(art) The juxtapositioning of dissimilar forms or devices that are harmonized at their point of intersection into hybrid transitional shapes or designs. Any emphasis or modification of these transitional forms that are used in the creation of designs and new forms.
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Other Word Forms of Concrescence

Noun

Singular:
concrescence
Plural:
concrescences

Origin of Concrescence

  • Latin concrēscentia from concrēscēns concrēscent- present participle of concrēscere to grow together concrete

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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