Definition of Adhesion
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(n.) 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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(n.) Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.
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(n.) Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.
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(n.) The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion.
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(n.) Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
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(n.) The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.
Antonyms of Adhesion
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Homophones of Adhesion
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