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Cohesion

Cohesion Meaning & Definition
Cohesion Definition And Meaning

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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