cohesure

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word cohesure. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word cohesure, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say cohesure in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word cohesure you have here. The definition of the word cohesure will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcohesure, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

cohesure (uncountable)

  1. (rare) cohesion
    • 1868, Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, volume 27, page 31:
      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 were held in solution, and to cause the exposure to the action of the air, and consequent neutralization of much of the organic impurities.
    • 2002, April 7th: RoseKira, alt.tv.xena (Google group): The Gods -- A Question of Powers, 4:08am
      Or, as Ares said, the only thing the gods had to fear was dissent amongst their ranks… they needed cohesure, or it fell apart.

Latin

Participle

cohēsūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of cohēsūrus