cohesion

Noun
  1. The state of cohering or sticking together (synset 114443868)
    is a type of: connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected
    subtypes:
    • consistency - logical coherence and accordance with the facts
    • continuity - uninterrupted connection or union
    same as: coherence, coherency, cohesiveness
  2. (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) (synset 113470887)
    referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
    is a type of: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  3. (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid (synset 111456699)
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

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