COHESION


Meaning of COHESION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kō-ˈhē-zhən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaerēre

Date: 1660

1. : the act or state of sticking together tightly ; especially : unity

the lack of cohesion in the Party — Times Literary Supplement

2. : union between similar plant parts or organs

3. : molecular attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass

• co·he·sion·less -ləs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.