English Explanatory Dictionary

adhesion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
  2. Persistent attachment or loyalty.
  3. An agreement to adhere.
  4. An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
  5. The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
  6. The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.

Pronunciation

/ˌædˈhiː.ʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adhesion.wav

Word forms

adhesion adhesions adhæsion

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adhaesiōlbor. French adhésionder. English adhesion From French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of adhaerare.

Antonyms

cohesion

Related words

adhesive

Derived words

adhesiolysis adhesional adhesion contract adhesionless adhesionolysis adhesiotomy adhesome antiadhesion bioadhesion cell-adhesion molecule cell adhesion molecule coadhesion cytoadhesion deadhesion disadhesion focal adhesion hyperadhesion immunoadhesion inadhesion interthalamic adhesion microadhesion mucoadhesion nonadhesion readhesion sialoadhesion thermoadhesion vitreomacular adhesion
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