n. [ Cf. F. cohésion. See Cohere. ] 1. The act or state of sticking together; close union. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Physics) That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; -- distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces. [ 1913 Webster ]
Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]