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1. (n.) cohesion
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
2. cohesion
the molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them.
3. cohesion
Bot. the congenital union of one part with another.
4. cohesion
Ling. the property of unity in speech or writing that stems from links among surface elements, as in the reference of pronouns to elements in the surrounding discourse.
Etymology: (1670–80; var. of cohaesion < L cohaes-,cohaerēre to cohere)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness
the state of cohering or sticking together
2. (noun) cohesion
(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
3. (noun) cohesion
(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cohesion
the act or state of sticking together; close union
2. (noun) cohesion
that from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; -- distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces
3. (noun) cohesion
logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas
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