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cohesion
[ koh-hee-zhuhn ]
noun
- the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- Physics. the molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them. Compare adhesion ( def 4 ).
- Botany. the congenital union of one part with another.
- Linguistics. the property of unity in a written text or a segment of spoken discourse that stems from links among its surface elements, as when words in one sentence are repeated in another, and especially from the fact that some words or phrases depend for their interpretation upon material in preceding or following text, as in the sequence Be assured of this. Most people do not want to fight. However, they will do so when provoked, where this refers to the two sentences that follow, they refers back to most people, do so substitutes for the preceding verb fight, and however relates the clause that follows to the preceding sentence. Compare coherence ( def 5 ).
cohesion
/ əʊˈːə /
noun
- the act or state of cohering; tendency to unite
- physics the force that holds together the atoms or molecules in a solid or liquid, as distinguished from adhesion
- botany the fusion in some plants of flower parts, such as petals, that are usually separate
cohesion
- The force of attraction that holds molecules of a given substance together. It is strongest in solids, less strong in liquids, and least strong in gases. Cohesion of molecules causes drops to form in liquids (as when liquid mercury is poured on a piece of glass), and causes condensing water vapor to form the droplets that make clouds.
- Compare adhesion
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Other Word Forms
- ·sDz· adjective
- t··sDz noun
- ԴDzc·sDz noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cohesion1
C17: from Latin cohaesus stuck together, past participle of dzŧ to cohere
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Continuity in selection will always affect team cohesion, and despite it preventing a full 80-minute performance, Mitchell has built incredible player depth.
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Instead of chasing smoothness, I embraced the coarser texture of cornmeal, letting it resist cohesion.
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This, they believe, would help to create equality for all New Zealanders and improve social cohesion.
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"The Woman in the Yard" lacks in cohesion, it makes up for as a bridge connecting genre with current events.
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Welby said generating "social cohesion" is set to be the country's "biggest challenge".
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