Found 3 items, similar to Adhesion.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: adhesion adhesi, pelekatan, perlengketan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: adhesion adhesion n 1: abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen 2: a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures 3: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition [syn: adhesiveness, adherence, bond] 4: faithful support for a religion or cause or political party [syn: attachment, adherence]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]