Cohesive
[kəʊ'hiːsɪv] or [ko'hisɪv]
Definition
(adj.) causing cohesion; 'a cohesive agent' .
(adj.) cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated; 'a cohesive organization' .
Edited by Dorothy--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.
(a.) Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.
Typist: Nigel
Examples
- The Germans used a board about a foot wide on which to roll the ball, and then improved on this by using cohesive mineral substances solidly packed together. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And this proved to be correct, for, after a prolonged kneading and rolling, the mass changed into a cohesive, stringy, homogeneous putty. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typist: Nigel