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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun adhesion has 4 senses
- adhesion(n = noun.state) - abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen; is a kind of pathology
- adhesion(n = noun.body) - a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures; is a kind of scar tissue
- adhesion(n = noun.attribute) adherence, adhesiveness, 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" is a kind of stickiness
- adhesion(n = noun.act) adherence, attachment - 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" is a kind of support
has particulars: symphysis, synechia
Derived forms verb adhere3, verb adhere6
has particulars: ecclesiasticism, cabalism, kabbalism, royalism, traditionalism
Derived form verb adhere4
CIDE DICTIONARY
adhesion, n. [L. adhaesio, fr. adhaerere: cf. F. adhésion.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy. [1913 Webster]"His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy." [1913 Webster]
- Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent. [1913 Webster]"To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion." [1913 Webster]
- The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion. [1913 Webster]
- Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process. [1913 Webster]
- The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Adherence; union. See Adherence.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adhesion, n.
1 the act or process of adhering.
2 the capacity of a substance to stick fast.
3 Med. an unnatural union of surfaces due to inflammation.
4 the maintenance of contact between the wheels of a vehicle and the road.
5 the giving of support or allegiance.
1 the act or process of adhering.
2 the capacity of a substance to stick fast.
3 Med. an unnatural union of surfaces due to inflammation.
4 the maintenance of contact between the wheels of a vehicle and the road.
5 the giving of support or allegiance.
Usage
More common in physical senses (e.g. the glue has good adhesion), with adherence used in abstract senses (e.g. adherence to principles).
Etymology
F adh{eacute}sion or L adhaesio (as ADHERE)
ROGET THESAURUS
adhesion
Coherence
N coherence, adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, concretion accretion, conglutination, agglutination, agglomeration, aggregation, consolidation, set, cementation, sticking, soldering, connection, dependence, tenacity, toughness, stickiness, inseparability, inseparableness, bur, remora, conglomerate, concrete, cohesive, adhesive, adhering, cohering, tenacious, tough, sticky, united, unseparated, unsessile, inseparable, inextricable, infrangible, compact.Observance
N observance, performance, compliance, acquiescence, concurrence, obedience, fulfillment, satisfaction, discharge, acquittance, acquittal, adhesion, acknowledgment, fidelity, exact, observance, observant, faithful, true, loyal, honorable, true as the dial to the sun, true as the needle to the pole, punctual, punctilious, literal, as good as one's word, faithfully, ignoscito saepe alteri nunquam tibi, tempori parendum, to God, thy country, and thy friend be true.Contiguity
N contiguity, contact, proximity, apposition, abuttal, juxtaposition, abutment, osculation, meeting, appulse, rencontre, rencounter, syzygy, coincidence, coexistence, adhesion, touching, (touch), borderland, frontier, tangent, abutter, contiguous, touching, in contact, conterminous, end to end, osculatory, pertingent, tangential, hand to hand, close to, with no interval.
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