01 a. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.
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1.
Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.
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2.
Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.
Phrases & compounds
Cohesive attraction —
See under Attraction.