ALL meanings of cohesion
co·he·sion
C c - uncountable noun cohesion If there is cohesion within a society, organization, or group, the different members fit together well and form a united whole. 3
- noun cohesion the act or state of cohering; tendency to unite 3
- noun cohesion the force that holds together the atoms or molecules in a solid or liquid, as distinguished from adhesion 3
- noun cohesion the fusion in some plants of flower parts, such as petals, that are usually separate 3
- noun cohesion the act or condition of cohering; tendency to stick together 3
- noun cohesion the union of like flower parts 3
- noun cohesion the force by which the molecules of a substance are held together 3
- noun cohesion sticking together 1
- noun Technical meaning of cohesion (programming) DEC's CASE environment. 1
- noun cohesion State of cohering, or of working together. 1
- noun cohesion the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together. 1
- noun cohesion Physics. the molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them. Compare adhesion (def 4). 1
- noun cohesion Botany. the congenital union of one part with another. 1
- noun cohesion 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). 1
- noun cohesion (physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together. 0
- noun cohesion (biology) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant. 0
- noun cohesion (computing) Degree to which different modules in a computing system are functionally dependent on others. 0
- noun cohesion (linguistics) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text. 0