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UK
/kəʊhˈiːʒən/
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[ US /koʊˈhiʒən/ ]
[ US /koʊˈhiʒən/ ]
NOUN
- the state of cohering or sticking together
- (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
- (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
How To Use cohesion In A Sentence
- Matching colors will create cohesion within the space.
- Republicans – your pettiness and attack machinery cannot work among the electorates who are intelligent and appreciate the disadvantage of divisive politics where cohesion is needed. DeMint: Senate could've voted on TSA chief 'months ago'
- But deep within this depraved human being is a need for cohesion and clarity.
- The mastery of each instrument and the cohesion and beauty of the orchestra was a transport of delight for this audience.
- Play also facilitates organizational learning, creativity, community-building and group cohesion, and overall, enhances adaptivity and attentiveness. Dr. Tian Dayton: Researchers Say:Adults Need to Play More!
- More generally, of course, economic inequality undermines social cohesion.
- Social cohesion is important to their stability and progress.
- Even after adjusting for these factors, Costa and Kahn found that veterans from companies lacking in cohesion were six times more likely than peers from cohesive companies to suffer from arteriolosclerosis or to have heart attacks or strokes by their late 50s or early 60s. Environmental and Urban Economics
- Neufeld contends that peer orientation undermines family cohesion, poisons the school atmosphere and fosters an aggressively hostile and sexualized youth culture.
- In the normal course of events, by punishing the guilty and not punishing the innocent, a system of criminal law affirms shared values and supports social cohesion.