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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•he•sion /ædˈhiʒən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act, state, or quality of adhering.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•he•sion (ad hē′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or state of adhering;
state of being adhered or united:the adhesion of parts united by growth. - steady or devoted attachment, support, etc.;
adherence. - assent;
concurrence. - Physicsthe molecular force of attraction in the area of contact between unlike bodies that acts to hold them together. Cf. cohesion (def. 2).
- Pathology
- the abnormal union of adjacent tissues.
- the tissue involved.
- Botanythe union of normally separate parts.
- Rail Transport
- the frictional resistance of rails to the tendency of driving wheels to slip.
- See factor of adhesion.
- Medieval Latin adhēsiōn- for Latin adhaesiōn- (stem of adhaesiō) a clinging, equivalent. to adhaes(us), past participle of adhaerēre to adhere + -iōn- -ion
- 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: adhesion /ədˈhiːʒən/ n - the quality or condition of sticking together or holding fast
- ability to make firm contact without skidding or slipping
- attachment or fidelity, as to a political party, cause, etc
- an attraction or repulsion between the molecules of unlike substances in contact: distinguished from cohesion
- abnormal union of structures or parts
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin adhaesiōn- a sticking. See adhereUSAGE
Adhesion is the preferred term when talking about sticking or holding fast in a physical sense. Adherence is preferred when talking about attachment to a political party, cause, etc |