decohesion

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noun

A loss of cohesion

OriginEnglish cohesion ← French cohésion ← Latin cohaesiō →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

noun
  1. A loss of cohesion

    While grain boundary enrichment is often attributed to equilibrium segregation effects, most models of embrittlement consider either the energetics of decohesion or the equilibrium adsorption at the boundary, but not both phenomena together.

    2015, Michael A. Gibson, Christopher A. Schuh, “Segregation-induced changes in grain boundary cohesion and embrittlement in binary alloys”, in Acta Materialia, volume 95, pages 145–155

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latincohaereō
  14. Latincohaesiō
  15. Frenchcohésion
  16. Englishcohesion
  17. Englishdecohesion

From de- + cohesion.

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APA

decohesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decohesion

MLA

“decohesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decohesion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decohesion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decohesion.

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