adhesion (noun)
1adhesion — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of adhering. 2) technical the sticking together of different substances. Compare with COHESION(Cf. ↑cohesion). 3) Medicine an abnormal union of surfaces due to inflammation or injury …
2adhesion — I (affixing) noun adherence, adhesiveness, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, attachment, cementation, clinging, close contact, coadunation, coagulation, coherence, cohesion, cohesiveness, concretion, condensation, congelation,… …
3adhesion — (n.) 1620s, from Fr. adhésion or directly from L. adhaesionem (nom. adhaesio) a sticking to, noun of action from pp. stem of adhaerare (see ADHERENT (Cf. adherent)). Adhesion is generally used in the material, and adherence in the metaphysical… …
4adhesion — noun Etymology: French or Latin; French adhésion, from Latin adhaesion , adhaesio, from adhaerēre Date: 1624 1. steady or firm attachment ; adherence 2. the action or state of adhering 3. the abnormal union of separate tissue surfaces by new… …
5adhesion contract — noun a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power • Syn: ↑contract of adhesion • Hypernyms: ↑contract …
6adhesion — noun a) The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance. b) Persistent attachment or loyalty. Ant: cohesion See Also: adhesive …
7adhesion — noun 1 (U) the state of one thing sticking to another 2 (C) technical a piece of tissue (=flesh) that has grown around a small injury or diseased area …
8adhesion — /ədˈhiʒən / (say uhd heezhuhn) noun 1. the act or state of adhering, or of being united: the adhesion of parts united by growth. 2. steady attachment of the mind or feelings; adherence. 3. Physics the molecular force exerted across the surface of …
9adhesion — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. sticking, stickiness, adherence, attachment, cling, holding fast, hold. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The close physical union of two objects: adherence, bond, cohesion. See CONNECT …
10adhesion — ad|he|sion [ əd hiʒn ] noun uncount the ability of one thing to stick to another …
