Cohesion - Definition

n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn:
coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness] [ant:
incoherence, incoherency]
2: (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together
that are usually separate (such as petals)
3: (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the
molecules in a solid or liquid