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 Definitions of adhesive  [ædˈhi sɪv, -zɪv]  

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Definition of 'adhesive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) adhesive
coated with glue, mastic, or other sticky substance:
adhesive bandages.

2.  adhesive
tending to adhere; sticking fast; clinging.

3. (n.) adhesive
a substance that causes something to adhere, as glue.

4.  adhesive
a postage or revenue stamp with a gummed back.

Etymology:  (1660–70)

Definition of 'adhesive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive
a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

2. (adj) adhesive
tending to adhere


Definition of 'adhesive' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) adhesive
a substance that makes things stick
powerful adhesives; adhesive tape


Definition of 'adhesive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) adhesive
sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances

2. (adj) adhesive
apt or tending to adhere; clinging


Translation of 'adhesive' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: able to adhere; sticky
adhesive tape.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: plakbaar Arabic flag Arabic: دَبِق، لَصُوق، لَزِج Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: лепкав
Brazilian flag Brazilian: adesivo Czech flag Czech: přilnavý, lepivý German flag German: Klebe...
Danish flag Danish: klæbende; klister- Greek flag Greek: κολλητικός, αυτοκόλλητος Spanish flag Spanish: adherente, adhesivo
Estonian flag Estonian: kleep- Farsi flag Farsi: چسبناک Finnish flag Finnish: tarttuva
French flag French: adhésif Hebrew flag Hebrew: דָבִיק Hindi flag Hindi: चिपचिपा
Croatian flag Croatian: ljepljiv Hungarian flag Hungarian: ragasztó Indonesian flag Indonesian: perekat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: lím- Italian flag Italian: adesivo Japanese flag Japanese: 粘着性の
Korean flag Korean: 점착성 있는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: lipnus Latvian flag Latvian: lipīgs; pielīpošs
Malay flag Malay: pita pelekat Dutch flag Dutch: klevend Norwegian flag Norwegian: klebrig, lim-
Polish flag Polish: lepki, lepiący Persian flag Persian: چسبناک Pashto flag Pashto: سريښناك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: adesivo Romanian flag Romanian: adeziv Russian flag Russian: липкий
Slovak flag Slovak: priľnavý, lepiaci Slovenian flag Slovenian: lepljiv Serbian flag Serbian: lepljiv
Swedish flag Swedish: som fastnar, självhäftand Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งติดแน่น Turkish flag Turkish: yapışkan
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 能黏著的,有黏性的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: липкий, клейкий Urdu flag Urdu: چپکنے والا ، جُڑنے والا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: dính Chinese flag Chinese: 能粘着的,有粘性的

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