Definition of Cohesion
Co`he´sion
n.
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
.
Related Words
adhere
,
cleave
,
cling
,
cohere
,
coherence
,
coherency
,
cohesiveness
,
connectedness
,
connection
,
consistency
,
continuity
,
link
,
stick
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