Instruct my daughter how she shall persever,
That time and place, with this deceit so lawful,
May prove coherent.
Shak.
Co*her"ent*ly, adv. In a coherent manner.
Co*he`si*bil"i*ty (? or ?), n. The state of being cohesible. Good.
Co*he"si*ble (?), a. Capable of cohesion.
Co*he"sion (?), n. [Cf. F. cohÚsion. See Cohere.] 1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.
2. (Physics) That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; -- distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces.
Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid.
Arbuthnot.