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Definitions for Cohesion
[1] the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
[2] Physics . the molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them. Compare adhesion(def 4) .
[3] Botany . the congenital union of one part with another.
[4] Linguistics . the property of unity in a written text or a segment of spoken discourse that stems from links among its surface elements, as when words in one sentence are repeated in another, and especially from the fact that some words or phrases depend for their interpretation upon material in preceding or following text, as in the sequence Be assured of this. Most people do not want to fight. However, they will do so when provoked, where this refers to the two sentences that follow, they refers back to most people, do so substitutes for the preceding verb fight, and however relates the clause that follows to the preceding sentence. Compare coherence(def 5) .
[5] the act or state of cohering; tendency to unite
[6] physics the force that holds together the atoms or molecules in a solid or liquid, as distinguished from adhesion
[7] botany the fusion in some plants of flower parts, such as petals, that are usually separate
Words related to Cohesion
coherence, adherence, attachment
Words nearby Cohesion
coherence theory, coherent, coherent control, coherent light, coherer, cohesion, cohesionless soil, cohesive, cohesive soil, cohn, cohnheim
Origin of Cohesion
1670–80; variant of cohaesion < Latin cohaes- (variant stem of cohaerēre to cohere) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Cohesion
co·he·sion·less , adjective
in·ter·co·he·sion , noun
non·co·he·sion , noun
Word origin for Cohesion
C17: from Latin cohaesus stuck together, past participle of cohaerēre to cohere