cohesion
State of cohering, or of working togetherState of cohering, or of working together.
» Grooming in primates increases group cohesion.
Bei Primaten stärkt Fellpflege den Gruppenzusammenhalt.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable, usually)State of cohering, or of working together.
Unit cohesion is important in the military.
Zusammenhalt
еди́нствоjedínstvo, сплочённостьspločónnostʹ, сцепле́ниеsceplénije
згурто́ваністьzhurtóvanistʹ
the state of cohering or sticking together
(uncountable, usually)Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
коге́зияkogézija, сцепле́ниеsceplénije
коге́зіяkohézija, зче́пленняzčéplennja
(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
(uncountable, usually)Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.
сраста́ниеsrastánije
(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
(uncountable, usually)Degree to which functionally related elements in a system belong together.
свя́зностьsvjáznostʹ
(uncountable, usually)Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.
(linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.
Examples
5 sentencesGrooming in primates increases group cohesion.
deBei Primaten stärkt Fellpflege den Gruppenzusammenhalt.
He speaks without meaning or cohesion.
deEr redet ohne Sinn und Zusammenhang.
Academic writing needs to show cohesion and coherence.
The obedience of everyone to rules, even absurd ones, promotes a greater cohesion within society.
The Kabyle dialect's influence in Algeria is driving the formation of a standardized Berber language, promoting linguistic cohesion.
Translations
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Origin
Attested from the late 17th century, borrowed from French cohésion, from Latin cohaesiō, cAttested from the late 17th century, borrowed from French cohésion, from Latin cohaesiō, cohaesiōnem.
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Forms
plural: cohesions| Singular | cohesion |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the state of cohering or sticking together:coherencecoherencycohesiveness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable