adhesion
Pronunciation: /ˌædˈhiː.ʒən/
The English word “adhesion” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
- Persistent attachment or loyalty.
- An agreement to adhere.
- An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
- The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
- The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
Etymology
From French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of adhaerare.
Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “adhesion” there
More English words
- adhesiogenesis
- adhesiogenic
- adhesiolysis
- adhesiolytic
- adhesion contract
- adhesional
- adhesionally
- adhesionless
About this dictionary
The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.
Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.