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cohesion

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /koʊˈhiːʒən/ · UK /kəʊˈhiːʒən/

cohesion means: The way parts or people stay together and form a whole that works well.

noun

STAYING TOGETHERC1

The way parts or people stay together and form a whole that works well.

  • The team needs greater cohesion.
  • Shared goals strengthened cohesion among the workers.
  • The essay lacked cohesion, so its ideas were hard to follow.

Similar words: unity, togetherness, coherence

Opposites: disunity, fragmentation

Common phrases: team cohesion, social cohesion, group cohesion, lack of cohesion

MOLECULAR ATTRACTIONC1

Forces that make tiny particles of the same substance stick together in a solid or liquid.

  • Cohesion holds water molecules together.
  • The experiment measured cohesion within the liquid.
  • Water droplets keep their shape partly because of cohesion.

Common phrases: molecular cohesion, cohesion forces, cohesion between molecules

Questions about cohesion

What does cohesion mean?

The way parts or people stay together and form a whole that works well.

What is cohesion in other languages?

Türkçe: bütünlük · Español: cohesión · Français: cohésion · Deutsch: Zusammenhalt · Italiano: coesione · 日本語: 結束

How do you pronounce cohesion?

In American English /koʊˈhiːʒən/; in British English /kəʊˈhiːʒən/.

How do you use cohesion in a sentence?

The team needs greater cohesion. Shared goals strengthened cohesion among the workers.

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