ad·he·sion\adˈhēzhən, əd-\
noun(
-s)
Etymology: French or Latin; French
adhésion, from Latin
adhaesion-, adhaesio, from
adhaesus (past participle of
adhaerēre) +
-ion-, -io -ion
1. : steady or firm attachment (as to a person, party, principle, or idea)
: adherence
< unshakable adhesion to one … individual — D.W.Brogan > < adhesion … to the federal party — H.E.Scudder >2. : the action or state of adhering;
specifically : a sticking together of substances (as of glue and wood or of parts united by growth)
3. a. : the abnormal union of surfaces normally separate by the formation of new fibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process;
also : the newly formed uniting tissue
< pleural adhesions > b. : the union of wound edges especially by first intention
4. : something that adheres
< freeing the concept of executive functions from certain adhesions sometimes confused with them — Harold Koontz & Cyril O'Donnell >5. : the act of joining, taking part in, or subscribing to
< adhesion of all countries to a copyright convention >: agreement to join
: concurrence
< the country announced its adhesion to the pact >6. : the union of separate plant parts or organs — used chiefly of union between parts of different floral whorls (as between sepals and carpels); compare
cohesion
7. a. : a grip or sticking effect produced by friction or the friction itself (as of a smooth locomotive wheel pulling on a smooth rail)
b. : the force that must be developed to overcome this grip before slip occurs
8. : the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact — distinguished from
cohesion9. : the association of apparently unrelated elements in a culture complex