cohesion

1. n. The act or state of sticking together; close union. Source: opted

2. n. 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. Source: opted

3. n. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. Source: opted

4. n. the state of cohering or sticking together Source: wordnet

5. n. (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) Source: wordnet

6. n. (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid Source: wordnet

7. n. (linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning. Source: wordnet

8. 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. Source: webster

9. That from of attraction by which the particles of a body areunited throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; -- distinguishedfrom adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces.Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, beingincreased, turns a fluid into a solid. Arbuthnot. Source: adambom

10. n:100 n. (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) n. (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid Source: ecdict

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