cohesion
/kə(ʊ)ˈhiːʒ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
1The action or fact of forming a united whole: the work at present lacks cohesion...
- They lacked cohesion and, for the most part, played as 15 individuals rather than a single unit.
- If the album does have a fault, it's that there is a lack of cohesion.
- Indeed, the team looked flustered and their play at this stage lacked any cohesion.
Synonyms
unity, togetherness, solidarity, bond, sticking together, continuity, coherence, connection, linkage, interrelatedness
1.1 Physics The sticking together of particles of the same substance.Fine sand-sized particles are most rapidly moved, because silt and clay particles show more cohesion....
- There is a limit to the degree of influence that the number of neutrons has over the cohesion of the nucleus.
- A dense clay would be very cohesive, while beach sand has no cohesion whatsoever.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin cohaes- 'cleaved together', from the verb cohaerere (see cohere), on the pattern of adhesion.
Rhymes
- night wanderer
- night-wandering
- night warbler
- nightward
- nightwards
- night watch
- night-watcher
- night-watching
- nightwatchman
- night water
- nightwear
- night wind
- night work
- night worker
- nighty
- nighty-night
- re-emergence
- re-emergent
- re-emersion
- re-emission
- re-emit
- re-empark
- re-emphasis
- re-emphasise
- re-emphasize