COHESION

cohesion

(noun) (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

cohesion

(noun) (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness

(noun) the state of cohering or sticking together

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cohesion (usually uncountable, plural cohesions)

State of cohering, or of working together.

(physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.

(biology) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.

(computing) Degree to which functionally related elements in a computing system belong together.

(linguistics) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.

Antonyms

• adhesion

• (computing) coupling

Source: Wiktionary

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Co*he"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cohésion. See Cohere.]

1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.

2. (Physics)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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