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- Dictionarycohesion/kə(ʊ)ˈhiːʒn/
noun
- 1. the action or fact of forming a united whole: "the work at present lacks cohesion"
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COHESION definition: 1. the situation when the members of a group or society are united: 2. the situation when the…. Learn more.
1. : the act or state of sticking together tightly. especially : unity. the lack of cohesion in the Party The Times Literary Supplement (London) cohesion among soldiers in a unit. 2. : union between similar plant parts or organs. 3. : molecular attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass. cohesionless.
Cohesion is a word that comes to us through physics, where cohesion describes particles that are the same and tend to stick together — water molecules, for example. Outside of physics, cohesion describes unity among parts, and is something to be sought after.
(of objects) the state of sticking together, or (of people) being in close agreement and working well together: The team just seems to lack cohesion. cohesive. adjective us / koʊˈhi·sɪv, -zɪv /
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.
If there is cohesion within a society, organization, or group, the different members fit together well and form a united whole.
n. 1. the act or state of cohering; tendency to unite. 2. (General Physics) physics the force that holds together the atoms or molecules in a solid or liquid, as distinguished from adhesion. 3. (Botany) botany the fusion in some plants of flower parts, such as petals, that are usually separate.
Definition of cohesion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
COHESION definition: 1. a situation in which the members of a group or society are united: 2. united and working…. Learn more.
Cohesion Sentence Examples. Resistance, again, is explained by cohesion, which implies binding force. Thus among the city-states as well as among scattered villages the principle of cohesion was not unknown. The effects of this on textual cohesion have been studied.
