| NOUN | state | cohesion, coherence, coherency, cohesiveness | the state of cohering or sticking together |
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| process | cohesion | (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) | |
| phenomenon | cohesion | (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid |
| Sounds | kowhhiy'zhahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The state of cohering or sticking together. | |
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| Synonyms | coherence, coherency, cohesiveness | |
| Narrower | consistency | logical coherence and accordance with the facts |
| continuity | uninterrupted connection or union | |
| Broader | connection, link, connectedness | The state of being connected |
| Opposite | incoherence, incoherency | lack of cohesion or clarity or organization |
| Spanish | coherencia, cohesión, ilación | |
| Catalan | coherència, cohesió | |
| Verbs | cohere | come or be in close contact with |
| Meaning | (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals). | |
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| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
| Meaning | (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid. | |
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| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
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