n. 1 a the act or condition of sticking together. b a tendency to cohere. 2 Chem. the force with which molecules cohere. cohesive adj. cohesively adv. cohesiveness n.
[ L cohaes- (see COHERE) after adhesion ]
COHESION
Meaning of COHESION in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012