Adhesion Definition

ăd-hēzhən
adhesions
noun
adhesions
The process or condition of sticking or staying attached.
The adhesion of the glue to wood.
American Heritage
The act of sticking (to something) or the state of being stuck together.
Webster's New World
The physical attraction or joining of two substances, especially the macroscopically observable attraction of dissimilar substances.
American Heritage
Devoted attachment; adherence.
Webster's New World
A condition in which bodily tissues that are normally separate grow together.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Adhesion

Noun

Singular:
adhesion
Plural:
adhesions

Origin of Adhesion

  • French adhésion from Latin adhaesiō adhaesiōn- from adhaesus past participle of adhaerēre to adhere adhere

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of adhaerare.

    From Wiktionary

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