Definition of adhesion Adhesion

/ædhiˈʒʌn/ - [atdheeshun] - ad•he•sion

We found 18 definitions of adhesion from 7 different sources.

What does adhesion mean?

Noun Plural: adhesions
adhesion - abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
		pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
		symphysis a growing together of parts or structures
adhesion - a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
adhesion - faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"
		attachment, adherence
		support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
		ecclesiasticism excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion"
		cabalism, kabbalism adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation
		royalism adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government
adhesion - the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
		adhesiveness, adherence, bond
		stickiness the property of sticking to a surface

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adhesion (Noun)
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
adhesion (Noun)
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
adhesion (Noun)
An agreement to adhere.
adhesion (Noun)
An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

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

adhesion
ad-hē′zhun, n. the act of adhering or sticking to: steady attachment: (path.) a vital union between two surfaces of a living body which have been either naturally or artificially separated.—adj. Adhes′ive, sticky: apt to adhere.—adv. Adhes′ively.—n. Adhes′iveness. [See Adhere.]