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cohesion
[ koh-hee-zhuhn ]
noun
- the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- Physics. the molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them. Compare adhesion ( def 4 ).
- Botany. the congenital union of one part with another.
- 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 ).
cohesion
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noun
- the act or state of cohering; tendency to unite
- physics the force that holds together the atoms or molecules in a solid or liquid, as distinguished from adhesion
- botany the fusion in some plants of flower parts, such as petals, that are usually separate
cohesion
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- 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.
- Compare adhesion
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦´Ç·³ó±ðs¾±´Ç²Ô·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ¾±²Ôt±ð°ù·³¦´Ç·³ó±ðs¾±´Ç²Ô noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôc´Ç·³ó±ðs¾±´Ç²Ô noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cohesion1
Example Sentences
What "The Woman in the Yard" lacks in cohesion, it makes up for as a bridge connecting genre with current events.
Welby said generating "social cohesion" is set to be the country's "biggest challenge".
"There were lots of changes and it's really hard to get cohesion."
But an earlier internal "root cause analysis" from the hospital in January 2020 found no issues and praised the "great cohesion and communication" shown by staff in the delivery suite.
It is a form of Woke cultural Marxism that Divides the force, Erodes unit cohesion and Interferes with the services’ core warfighting mission.
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