cohesion

Meanings

Plural: cohesions

Noun

• the state of cohering or sticking together
• (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
• (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
• State of cohering, or of working together.
• Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
• Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.
• Degree to which functionally related elements in a system belong together.
• Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.

Synonyms

coherence, coherency, cohesiveness

Antonyms

adhesion, incoherence

Related Words

coherence