Definition of adhesion
1 : steady or firm attachment : adherence
2 : the action or state of adhering
3 : the abnormal union of separate tissue surfaces by new fibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process; also : the newly formed uniting tissue
4 : agreement to join adhesion of all nations to a copyright convention
5 : the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact
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Examples of adhesion in a Sentence
the adhesion of the coating
the adhesion of the mud to my shoes
Recent Examples of adhesion from the Web
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While some engineers focus on challenging-to-control harpoons and nets, a Stanford–JPL collaboration takes inspiration from some of nature’s best climbers to solve the latter with a new adhesion system, featured Wednesday in the journal Science.
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If a cold, dry object touches the same ice cube, there is no melting and no adhesion.
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Lateral adhesion feels stronger, but the front tires give up long before the rears.
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Next steps for this new device include adding tactile sensors to the grippers to help them monitor adhesion in real time, Jiang said.
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In addition, these are contracts of adhesion – so drafted and dictated rather than negotiated – so there is less of a burden to set them aside.
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The surgeon arrived and operated on our son, unfurling his intestines, removing 21 adhesions and carefully placing his bowels back inside his abdomen.
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That’s because vibrations were breaking the adhesion between the piles and the sand—an effect called liquefaction.
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There was just one problem: Scientifically, the Blish Principle of metal adhesion does not exist.
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Origin and Etymology of adhesion
French or Latin; French adhésion, from Latin adhaesion-, adhaesio, from adhaerēre
ADHESION Defined for English Language Learners
adhesion
playDefinition of adhesion for English Language Learners
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: the act of adhering; especially : the act of sticking or attaching to something
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medical : a condition in which body tissues that are supposed to be separate grow together because of swelling after surgery
ADHESION Defined for Kids
adhesion
playDefinition of adhesion for Students
: the act or state of sticking They tested the adhesion of the paint to the wall.
Medical Dictionary
adhesion
playMedical Definition of adhesion
1: the action or state of adhering; specifically : a sticking together of substances (as of glue and wood or of parts united by growth)
2a: the abnormal union of surfaces normally separate by the formation of new fibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process; also : the newly formed uniting tissue pleural adhesionsb: the union of wound edges especially by first intention
3: the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact—compare cohesion 2
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