About The Word Cohesion
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Cohesion
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What's The Definition Of Cohesion?
[n] (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
[n] (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) [n] the state of cohering or sticking together Synonyms | Synonyms for Cohesion: coherence | coherency | cohesiveness Related Terms | Find terms related to Cohesion: See Also | connectedness | connection | consistency | continuity | development | force | growing | growth | link | maturation | ontogenesis | ontogeny Cohesion In Webster's Dictionary \Co*he"sion\, n. [Cf. F. coh['e]sion. See {Cohere}.]
1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.
2. (Physics) 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.
Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion,
which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid.
--Arbuthnot.
3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of
ideas. --Locke.
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