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COHESION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("cohesion" is a kind of...):
force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("cohesion" is a kind of...):
development; growing; growth; maturation; ontogenesis; ontogeny ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of cohering or sticking together
Synonyms:
coherence; coherency; cohesion; cohesiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("cohesion" is a kind of...):
connectedness; connection; link (the state of being connected)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cohesion"):
consistency (logical coherence and accordance with the facts)
continuity (uninterrupted connection or union)
Derivation:
cohere (come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation)
