Main Entry:

co·he·sion

Pronunciation:

\kō-ˈhē-zhən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaerēre

Date:

1660

1: the act or state of sticking together tightly ; especially : unity <the lack of cohesion in the Party — Times Literary Supplement>2: union between similar plant parts or organs3: molecular attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass

— co·he·sion·less \-ləs\ adjective