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单词 adhesion
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adhesion

noun

ad·​he·​sion ad-ˈhē-zhən How to pronounce adhesion (audio)
əd-
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
adhesional
ad-ˈhēzh-nəl How to pronounce adhesion (audio)
-ˈhē-zhə-nᵊl
əd-
adjective

Synonyms

  • adherence
  • bonding
  • cling
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Example Sentences

the adhesion of the coating the adhesion of the mud to my shoes
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French or Latin; French adhésion, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin adhaesiōn-, adhaesiō, from adhaes-, variant stem of adhaerēre "to adhere" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns (expected *adhaestiō presumably simplified to adhaesiō by analogy)

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

adhesion

noun

ad·​he·​sion ad-ˈhē-zhən How to pronounce adhesion (audio)
: the act or state of sticking
They tested the adhesion of the paint to the wall.

Medical Definition

adhesion

noun

ad·​he·​sion ad-ˈhē-zhən, əd- How to pronounce adhesion (audio)
1
: the action or state of adhering
specifically : a sticking together of substances (as of glue and wood or of parts united by growth)
2
a
: 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 adhesions
b
: the union of wound edges especially by first intention
3
: the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact compare cohesion sense 2

adhesion

noun

1
as in adherence
a physical sticking to as if by glue discourages the use of photo albums that keep the pictures in place by adhesion to the pages

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • adherence
  • adhesiveness
  • cling
  • bonding
  • gluing
  • glueing
  • cohesion
  • agglutination
  • clumping
  • cohesiveness
  • attachment
  • tenacity
  • cementing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unsticking
2
as in allegiance
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty she has always shown steadfast adhesion to psychiatry's code of ethics

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • allegiance
  • loyalty
  • commitment
  • fidelity
  • devotion
  • dedication
  • steadfastness
  • attachment
  • faithfulness
  • fealty
  • fastness
  • constancy
  • piety
  • faith
  • devotedness
  • firmness
  • reliability
  • resolution
  • determination
  • affection
  • troth
  • dependability
  • trustworthiness
  • fondness
  • trustability
  • trustiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disloyalty
  • treachery
  • falsity
  • separation
  • perfidy
  • inconstancy
  • infidelity
  • faithlessness
  • unfaithfulness
  • falseness
  • alienation
  • disaffection
  • perfidiousness
  • estrangement
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