Definitions for cohesion

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cohesion co·he·sion

Spelling: [koh-hee-zhuh n]

IPA: /koʊˈhi ʒən/

Cohesion is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 228 anagrams from letters in cohesion (cehinoos).

Definitions for cohesion

noun

1. the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
2. Physics. the molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them. Compare adhesion (def 4).
3. Botany. the congenital union of one part with another.
4. 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).

Origin of cohesion

1670-80; variant of cohaesion Latin cohaes- (variant stem of cohaerēre to cohere) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for cohesion

With Do It Again, is that cohesion musical, sonic, or thematic?

The long wade through the water and mud had upset the cohesion of the Brigade.

The law of attraction and cohesion everywhere is the law of sex-activity.

The cohesion of wealth is a force of peculiar social significance.

He may be described as confusing the attraction of gravitation with the attraction of cohesion.

Yet the great national commitment to victory in World War II stands out as a singular shining moment of cohesion and unity.

Such myths, Manchester argues, may be vestigial in the modern era, but they remain vital to the cohesion of a culture.

I believe this would substantially improve our cohesion, integration, and security in this county.

There is "cohesion" between them, but it is less powerful than in a solid.

It lacks the tradition and cohesion that older parties possess.