cohesion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of cohering or sticking together
    cohesiveness; coherence; coherency.
  2. noun (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
  3. noun (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

WordNet

Co*he"sion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. cohésion. See Cohere.
Definitions
  1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.
  2. (Physics) That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; -- distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces.
    Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid. Arbuthnot.
  3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. Locke.

Webster 1913