Definition of COHESION

cohesion

Plural: cohesions

Noun

  • The act or state of sticking together or forming a united whole.
  • 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.

Examples

  • Team play in Words With Friends requires strong COHESION to maximize joint scores.
  • Unit cohesion is important in the military.

Origin / Etymology

Attested from the late 17th century, borrowed from French cohésion, from Latin cohaesiō, cohaesiōnem.

Antonyms

incoherence, adhesion

Scrabble Score: 13

cohesion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cohesion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cohesion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

cohesion: valid Words With Friends Word