Found 3 items, similar to Cohesion.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: cohesion kepaduan, kohesi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cohesion cohesion n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn: coherence, coherency, cohesiveness] [ant: incoherence] 2: (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) 3: (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cohesion Cohesion \Co*he"sion\, n. [Cf. F. coh['e]sion. See Cohere.] 1. The act or state of sticking together; close union. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. --Locke. [1913 Webster]