Cohesion
Pronunciation : Co*he"sion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. coh?sion. See Cohere.]
Definition : 1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.
2. (Physics)
Defn: 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. Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid. Arbuthnot.
3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. Locke.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913