Adhesion

Adhesion
Adhesion Ad*he"sion, n. [L. adhaesio, fr. adhaerere: cf. F. adh['e]sion.] 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. [1913 Webster]

2. Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy. [1913 Webster]

His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

3. Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent. [1913 Webster]

To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

4. (Physics) The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See {Cohesion}. [1913 Webster]

5. (Med.) Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process. [1913 Webster]

6. (Bot.) The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Adherence; union. See {Adherence}. [1913 Webster]


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  • adhésion — [ adezjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1372; lat. adhaesio « point de contact » 1 ♦ Vx Adhérence. Mod. Phys. Force qui s oppose à la séparation de deux corps mis en contact (attraction intermoléculaire). 2 ♦ Approbation réfléchie. ⇒ accord, agrément, assentiment.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Adhesion — Adhésion En physique, l adhésion est l ensemble des phénomènes physico chimiques qui se produisent lorsque l’on met en contact intime deux matériaux, dans le but de créer une résistance mécanique à la séparation. Une fois le contact établi, l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Adhesion — is the tendency of certain dissimilar molecules to cling together due to attractive forces.Mechanisms of adhesionFive mechanisms have been proposed to explain why one material sticks to another:Mechanical adhesionAdhesive materials fill the voids …   Wikipedia

  • adhésion — ADHÉSION. s. f. Union, jonction. Ces deux corps ont ensemble une adhésion qui les rend difficiles à séparer. [b]f♛/b] Il signifie aussi, Action d adhérer, et en ce sens il se dit principalement D un acte par lequel une Puissance adhère à un… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • adhesion — I (affixing) noun adherence, adhesiveness, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, attachment, cementation, clinging, close contact, coadunation, coagulation, coherence, cohesion, cohesiveness, concretion, condensation, congelation,… …   Law dictionary

  • adhesion — (n.) 1620s, from Fr. adhésion or directly from L. adhaesionem (nom. adhaesio) a sticking to, noun of action from pp. stem of adhaerare (see ADHERENT (Cf. adherent)). Adhesion is generally used in the material, and adherence in the metaphysical… …   Etymology dictionary

  • adhesión — sustantivo femenino 1. Acción y resultado de adherirse a una idea, grupo o persona: Demostraron su adhesión al rey. Mi adhesión al partido es muy antigua. 2. Área: física Fuerza de atracción que mantiene unidas moléculas de distinta especie… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Adhesion — Adhesion. См. Адгезия. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • adhesión — Proceso por el que una persona sigue unas reglas, unas líneas maestras y unas normas, por ejemplo, cuando un enfermo sigue una prescripción y unas recomendaciones sobre un régimen de cuidados. Mantenerse juntos, como las moléculas similares de… …   Diccionario médico

  • adhesion — *adherence Antonyms: nonadhesion, inadhesion …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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