cohesiveness

The maintenance of stability in a given society.

plural of social cohesion

(physics) The difference between the average energy of the free atoms and that of the atoms of a solid (especially a crystal).

plural of cohesive device

(linguistics, translation studies) A word, expression or method in a text or utterance that connects related ideas and messages.

(genetics) The coupling of replicated sister chromatids along the whole length of a chromosome

(geology, soil science) Lacking cohesion among particles, such as in the case of sand

Related to cohesion

Absence of cohesion.