co·he·sion

(kō-hē′zhən)

1. The act, process, or condition of cohering: exhibited strong cohesion in the family unit.

2. Physics The intermolecular attraction by which the elements of a body are held together.

3. Botany The congenital union of parts of the same kind, such as a calyx of five united sepals.

[From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaerēre, to cling together; see cohere.]

co·he′sive (-sĭv, -zĭv) adj.

co·he′sive·ly adv.

co·he′sive·ness n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	cohesiveness - the state of cohering or sticking together coherence, coherency, cohesion connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" consistency - logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency" continuity - uninterrupted connection or union
	2.	cohesiveness - the property of being cohesive and sticky glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness viscosity, viscousness - resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)

Translations

когезионность

cohesiveness

[kəʊˈhiːsɪvnɪs] N → cohesión f

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