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cohesure

UK/kəʊˈhiːzjʊə/

cohesure noun: cohesion.

Noun

cohesure (uncountable)

  1. (rare) cohesion
    • He was of opinion that the action of the sand was not of a chemical nature, but that the attraction of cohesure, or adhesion, exerted on the surface of the sand in contact with the impurities, constituted a physical force sufficient to overcome the weak chemical affinity in virtue of which salts...1868, Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, volume 27, page 31
    • Or, as Ares said, the only thing the gods had to fear was dissent amongst their ranks… they needed cohesure, or it fell apart.2002, April 7th: RoseKira, alt.tv.xena (Google group): The Gods -- A Question of Powers, 4:08am

Origin of cohesure

From cohaesūr-, the future active participial stem of cohaereō (“to cleave together, to cohere”).

Questions about cohesure

What does cohesure mean?
Cohesure means cohesion.
What part of speech is cohesure?
Cohesure is a noun.
How do you pronounce cohesure?
Cohesure is pronounced /kəʊˈhiːzjʊə/ (UK).

Words near cohesure in the dictionary

  1. cohesively
  2. cohesiveness
  3. cohesivenesses
  4. cohesives
  5. cohesivity
  6. cohesure
  7. Cohi Noor
  8. cohibin
  9. cohibins
  10. cohibit
  11. cohibited

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