cohesion
5
5.5
- noun
- /koʊˈhiːʒən/
- Specialized
:
cohesión
- The scientist explained that the cohesion of water molecules allows them to form droplets on leaves.
- vertical cohesion
- horizontal cohesion
- group cohesion
Examples
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In physics, the cohesion of particles is crucial for understanding how different materials interact.
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Regarding the integration of women into military units, gender composition did not appear to affect cohesion in this study.
Academic text (1997) -
The percent of blacks in the work group was also associated with lower horizontal cohesion for all groups combined.
Academic text (2003) -
There was a high level of cohesion and interconnectedness between members of the partnership.
Academic text (2010) -
Acceptance of women was significantly positively related to vertical cohesion, but not related to horizontal cohesion.
Academic text (2003) -
Nevertheless, the Lumbees have developed, over a relatively short period of time, a fairly strong internal cohesion.
Academic text (1995) -
Only Mussolini's leadership, the one element of cohesion between the various factions, seemed to hold the party together.
Academic text (1998) -
Additionally, task cohesion should demonstrate greater changes than social cohesion in a time-limited intervention.
Academic text (2009) -
There is the strong force, which is responsible for the cohesion of the quarks within the protons and neutrons inside the nuclei of the atoms.
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Strong cohesion among the team members helps them to work effectively towards their common goals.
Synonyms
26
3.6
How thick and firm a liquid or mixture is
9
3.0
Joining two things so they stay firmly together
6
4.9
How well things stick together to form one whole
4
5.5
Fitting parts together so they move as one
4
4.7
A close connection between parts or people that work together
3
6.2
One surface sticks strongly to another, like paint on wood
2
6.1
Sticking firmly to a surface or another material
A growing together of separate parts into one whole
Separate parts or cells stick together to form one group
How well a material or glue holds things together
The ability to stick to another surface, like tape or glue
The thickness and firmness of a soft substance like batter or clay
A sticky quality that makes food form long thin strings
A state in which things are twisted or woven closely together
A joining of ideas or words so they form a connected whole
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way sentences connect using grammar like pronouns and conjunctions
How Cohesive
47
4.0
9
3.0
- Specialized
3
6.2
- Specialized
5
5.5
1
2.5
17
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cohesion comes from Latin parts co- meaning 'together' and haerēre meaning 'to stick'. Think of it like molecules that 'stick together', the same idea behind the word adhesive, so cohesion is the force that keeps material joined.