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cohesion
n. cohering, sticking together, act of uniting; union


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Cohesion
Cohesion may mean: Cohesion (chemistry): the intermolecular attraction between like-molecules.Cohesion (computer science): a measure of how well the lines of source code within a module work together to provide a specific piece of functionality. In object-oriented programming, the degree to which a method implements a single function. Methods that implement a single function are described as having high cohesion.Cohesion (geology): the part of shear strength that is independent of the normal effective stress in mass movements.Cohesion (linguistics): the linguistic elements that make a discourse semantically coherent.Cohesion (military): the bonding together of members of an organization/unit in such a way as to sustain their will and commitment to each other, their unit, and the mission (Cohesion the Human Element in Combat, William Henderson, 1985).Cohesion (music): a Manchester-based four-piece band playing uplifting indie guitar pop.Cohesion (structural): the sociological and graph theoretical conception and measurement for maximal group or graphical boundaries where related elements cannot be disconnected except by removal of a certain minimal number of other nodes
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Cohesion
Cohesion /co·he·sion/ the intermolecular attractive force causing various particles of a single material to unite.cohe´sive co·he·sion n. [more]Cohesion - Community and Resources

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cohesion
Noun
1. the state of cohering or sticking together
(synonym) coherence, coherency, cohesiveness
(hypernym) connection, link, connectedness
(hyponym) consistency
(derivation) cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
2. (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
(hypernym) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
(classification) botany, phytology
3. (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
(hypernym) force
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy


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cohésion (f)
n. cohesion, coherence, pastiness

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