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 Definitions of cohesive  [ʊˈhi sɪv]  

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Definition of 'cohesive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) cohesive
characterized by or causing cohesion.

2.  cohesive
tending to unify, harmonize, or be consistent.

3.  cohesive
of or pertaining to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts.

Etymology:  (1720–30)

Definition of 'cohesive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) cohesive
causing cohesion
"a cohesive agent"

2. (adj) cohesive
cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
"a cohesive organization"


Definition of 'cohesive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) cohesive
holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force

2. (adj) cohesive
cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay



'cohesive' - Nearby Entries  

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