Cohesion, along with adhesion (attraction between unlike molecules), helps explain phenomena such as meniscus, surface tension and capillary action. Mercury in a glass flask is a good example of the effects of the ratio between cohesive and adhesive forces.
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Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  sempiternal(Adjective) Seemingly everlasting or eternal. 2  sempiternal(Adjective) everlasting, that is having infinite temporal duration; as opposed to eternal, outside time and thus lacking temporal duration.