cohesure

English edit

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

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: kōhēʹzyo͝oər, kōhēʹzhər, IPA^(key): /kəʊˈhiːzjʊə/, /kəʊˈhiːʒə/

cohesure (uncountable)

(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.

cohēsūre