cohesion (n.)

  1. the state of cohering or sticking together

    [ Syn: coherence , coherency , cohesiveness ]

  2. (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

  3. (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

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