cohesive

[ koh-hee-siv ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.

  2. cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified: a cohesive organization.

  1. Physics. of or relating to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts.

Origin of cohesive

1
First recorded in 1720–30; cohes(ion) + -ive

Other words from cohesive

  • co·he·sive·ly, adverb
  • co·he·sive·ness, noun
  • non·co·he·sive, adjective
  • un·co·he·sive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cohesive

cohesive

/ (kəʊˈhiːsɪv) /


adjective
  1. characterized by or causing cohesion

  2. tending to cohere or stick together

Derived forms of cohesive

  • cohesively, adverb
  • cohesiveness, noun

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