adhesion

[Ad*he·sion]

Dab some Krazy Glue onto a surface and you'll see how powerful its properties of adhesion, or stickiness, are. Similarly, someone who sticks to a cause no matter what has a really strong adhesion or commitment to that cause.

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The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

Noun
faithful support for a religion or cause or political party

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the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Noun
a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures

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abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen


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The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

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Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.

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Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.

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The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion.

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Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

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The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.


Adhesion

Ad*he"sion , n. [L. adhaesio, fr. adhaerere: cf. F. adh'82sion.] 1. The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like. 2. Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, to error, to a policy.
His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy.
3. Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.
To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion.
4. (Physics) The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion. 5. (Med.) Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process. 6. (Bot.) The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant. Syn. -- Adherence; union. See Adherence.

The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

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