(1) mutual attraction of elements that bind the particles of an ink or varnish film together; (2) the ability of an adhesive to resist splitting; (3) the forces holding a single substance together
If there is cohesion within a society, organization, or group, the different members fit together well and form a united whole. By 1990, it was clear that the cohesion of the armed forces was rapidly breaking down
Cohesion refers to the strength of the material to support itself As opposed to adhesion (see) Adhesion failure happens when one layer delaminates from another, cohesion failure is when the delamination occurs within a material
Propensity of a single substance to adhere to itself; the internal attraction of molecular particles to each other; the ability to resist partition from a bulk substance; the force holding a substance together
(kohesjon): unity in a text, usually as regards form A study of cohesion is concerned with the links between clauses and sentences which help us interpret a series of sentences as a coherent text While the term coherence usually refers to the thematic unity of a text, cohesion usually refers to the explicit linguistic marking of such unity, e g by means of cohesive ties (see below)
(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
This is an important idea to understand and it can be difficult at first - the penny needs to drop! Many patterns of words exhibit a quality known as cohesion This means that they are coherent - they can be seen to act not as individual words but as a single unit, e g 'inside out', 'at three o'clock', 'the awful creature', 'has been eating', 'in a traditional manner' These examples of coherent groups are all phrases, but clauses and sentences are also coherent At levels larger than the sentence, in a discourse or text, the reader or listener also needs to be able to link the different sentences and paragraphs (or stanzas in a poem, etc) in a logical way This is achieved by many linguistic means including graphology, semantics, pragmatics, narrative structure, tone, lists, pronouns, proper nouns, repetition of either logical or similar ideas, use of synonyms, and so on
The principle or process by which a homogeneous substance is held together, intrinsically by primary or secondary valence forces, as opposed to repulsion
The propensity of a single substance to adhere to itself The internal attraction of molecular particles toward each other The ability to resist partition of itself The force holding a single substance together
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
signifies that two or more things are linked well Colloquialism: an expression used in informal language e g The workload had increased significantly during the last
Something that is cohesive consists of parts that fit together well and form a united whole. Huston had assembled a remarkably cohesive and sympathetic cast