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81co|her|ent — «koh HIHR uhnt», adjective. 1. Figurative. logically connected; consistent: »The driver was so upset that he could not give a coherent account of the accident. A coherent sentence is easy to read and clear to understand. 2. sticking together;… …
82co|he|sion — «koh HEE zhuhn», noun. 1. a sticking together; tendency to hold together: »Wet sand has more cohesion than dry sand. Figurative. The party lost the election because it lacked cohesion. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under coherence. (Cf. ↑coherence) 2.… …
83Coherent — Co*her ent, a. [L. cohaerens, p. pr. See {Cohere}.] 1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan …
84Cohesion — Co*he sion, n. [Cf. F. coh[ e]sion. 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; …
85collage — n. 1. any picture made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs, especially in unusual or surprising ways. Syn: montage. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the technique of producing a work of art that is a collage[1]. [PJC] 3. any composite object,… …
86Conferruminate — Con fer*ru mi*nate, Conferruminated Con fer*ru mi*na ted, a. [L. conferruminare to cement. See {Ferruminate}.] (Bot.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the live oak… …
87Conferruminated — Conferruminate Con fer*ru mi*nate, Conferruminated Con fer*ru mi*na ted, a. [L. conferruminare to cement. See {Ferruminate}.] (Bot.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of …
88Glutination — Glu ti*na tion, n. [L. glutinatio: cf. F. glutination.] The act of uniting with glue; sticking together. [1913 Webster] …
89cohesion — noun Etymology: Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaerēre Date: 1660 1. the act or state of sticking together tightly; especially unity < the lack of cohesion in the Party Times Literary Supplement > 2. union …
90Plague (disease) — Plague is a deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis) . Plague is a zoonotic, primarily carried by rodents (most notably rats) and spread to humans via fleas. Plague is notorious throughout… …
