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 co·he·sion /koˈhiʒən/
 結合,凝聚,內聚

 co·he·sion /koˈhɪʒən/ 名詞
 內聚現象,內聚力,凝集

 cohesion
 內聚性

 Co·he·sion n.
 1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.
 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.
    Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid.   --Arbuthnot.
 3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas.
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 cohesion
      n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn: coherence,
            coherency, cohesiveness] [ant: incoherence]
      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