adhesion - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'adhesion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adhesion

[ n.]

- 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.
- Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.
- Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.
- The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion.
- Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
- The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.

Meaning of 'adhesion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . adhesion

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Example in sentence:

a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion;
the mutual adhesiveness of cells

Meaning (2):
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

Example in sentence:

adherence to a fat-free diet;
attachment to a formal agenda;
the adhesion of Seville was decisive

Nearby Words:

adhamant adhere adhered adherence adherency adherent adherently adherer adhering adhesive

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Adhesion Contract
An Adhesion Contract is a contractual relationship in which one entity specifies almost all of the deal's conditions. The respondent has practically no leverage to reach an acceptable agreement.
Adhesion, Cu
Adhesion, Cu is the portion of shearing resistance between soil and another material that is independent of the normal stress.

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