adhesion
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ʒən noun
1.
the act or state of adhering; state of being adhered or united: the adhesion of parts united by growth.
2.
steady or devoted attachment, support, etc.; adherence.
3.
assent; concurrence.
4.
5.
Pathology.
a.
the abnormal union of adjacent tissues.
b.
the tissue involved.
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World English Dictionary
adhesion (ədˈhiːʒən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the quality or condition of sticking together or holding fast |
| 2. | ability to make firm contact without skidding or slipping |
| 3. | attachment or fidelity, as to a political party, cause, etc |
| 4. | an attraction or repulsion between the molecules of unlike substances in contact: distinguished from cohesion |
| 5. | pathol abnormal union of structures or parts |
| usage Adhesion is the preferred term when talking about sticking or holding fast in a physical sense. Adherence is preferred when talking about attachment to a political party, cause, etc | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
adhesion
1620s, from Fr. adhésion, from L. adhaesionem (nom. adhaesio), noun of action from pp. stem of adhaerare (see adherence).
"Adhesion is generally used in the material, and adherence in the metaphysical sense." [Johnson]
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
adhesion ad·he·sion (ād-hē'zhən)
n.
A condition in which body tissues that are normally separate grow together.
A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures.
The union of opposing surfaces of a wound, especially in healing. Also called conglutination.
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Science Dictionary
adhesion (ād-hē'zhən) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
When the tongue leaves the liquid, adhesion pulls fluid with it from the surface, and inertia causes more liquid to follow.
Looking at the photos, its interesting to see the adhesion properties of the oil.
These many weak interactions add up to strong adhesion over the area of the foot.
But current models that invoke hydrodynamics and surface adhesion effects do not adequately address this situation.
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