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Adhesion
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- 1 The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance. uncountable, usually
- 2 faithful support for a cause or political party or religion wordnet
- 3 Persistent attachment or loyalty. uncountable, usually
"[N]o waver in Judgment, have I, though Gods mercy, ever been; but a conſtant aſſertor of, and ſufferer for my ſatisfiedneſs in, and adheſion to, the piety and probity of my breeding and belief, vvhich vvas ever, yet is, and I hope, through Gods grace, to death ſhall be, in point of Religion according to the Doctrine and Diſcipline of the Church of England."
- 4 the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition wordnet
- 5 An agreement to adhere. uncountable, usually
"Mistress Affery, heartily glad to effect the proposed compromise, gave in her willing adhesion to it."
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- 6 a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures wordnet
- 7 An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process. uncountable, usually
- 8 abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen wordnet
- 9 The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate. uncountable, usually
- 10 The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc. uncountable, usually
"Several types of diesel locomotive have been tested on this working and as a result the probable choice will be Type 2 diesels in pairs, without bankers. The crucial factor in the selection of this method is the higher degree of adhesion obtained than with a single Type 4; on trial one of the latter showed that in very adverse conditions it might slip to a standstill at one of the two tricky spots on the steep climb from Tyne Dock to Consett."
Etymology
From French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of adhaerare.
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