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1. (n.) adhesion
the act, state, or quality of adhering.
2. adhesion
steady or devoted attachment, support, etc.; adherence.
3. adhesion
assent; concurrence.
4. adhesion
the attractive molecular force that tends to hold together unlike bodies where they are in contact.
5. adhesion
the abnormal union of adjacent tissues.
6. adhesion
the tissue involved.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L adhaesiō act of adhering)
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| Definition of 'adhesion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) adhesion
abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
2. (noun) adhesion
a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
3. (noun) adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
"the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
4. (noun) attachment, adherence, adhesion
faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
"attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) adhesion
the action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like
2. (noun) adhesion
adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy
3. (noun) adhesion
agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent
4. (noun) adhesion
the molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion
5. (noun) adhesion
union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process
6. (noun) adhesion
the union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant
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Sense: the act or quality of adhering (to).
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 Afrikaans: aanplakking |
 Arabic: إلْتِصَاق |
 Bulgarian: прилепване |
 Brazilian: adesão |
 Czech: lpění, oddanost |
 German: das Haften |
 Danish: fastklæbning |
 Greek: προσκόλληση |
 Spanish: adherencia, adhesión |
 Estonian: kleepumine, külgejäämine |
 Farsi: چسبندگی؛ وفاداری |
 Finnish: tarttuvuus |
 French: adhérence, adhésion |
 Hebrew: הִדַבּקוּת @@@הִידַבּקוּת |
 Hindi: चिपकाव |
 Croatian: prianjanje |
 Hungarian: ragaszkodás |
 Indonesian: adesi, pelekatan |
 Icelandic: viðloðun; hollusta |
 Italian: adesione |
 Japanese: 粘着 |
 Korean: 점착성 |
 Lithuanian: prilipimas |
 Latvian: pielipšana |
 Malay: pelekatan |
 Dutch: adhesie |
 Norwegian: fastklebing |
 Polish: przyleganie |
 Persian: چسبندگی؛ وفاداری |
 Pashto: وفاداری |
 Portuguese: adesão |
 Romanian: aderenţă, adeziune |
 Russian: прилипание |
 Slovak: priľnavosť |
 Slovenian: adhezija |
 Serbian: lepljenje |
 Swedish: vidhäftning[sförmåga], fa |
 Thai: การติดแน่น |
 Turkish: yapışma |
 Taiwanese: 黏著力 |
 Ukrainian: прилипання, злипання |
 Urdu: چپکنا ، پیروی، پابندی |
 Vietnamese: sự dính |
 Chinese: 粘着力 |
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