adhesion

«adhesion» in Mova's school dictionary: the sticking of one thing to another — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (adhesion; uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Adhesion is the sticking of one thing to another. tree →

2) (science) Adhesion is the force that makes different substances cling together, like water droplets on glass. tree →

3) (medicine, an adhesion, adhesions) An adhesion is tissue inside the body that sticks parts together after an operation or injury. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in science (water climbing up a paper towel, glue), engineering (tyre adhesion to a road) and medicine. Compare «cohesion» (water sticking to water).

examples

• Glue works by adhesion. tree →
• Water drops stay on the window because of adhesion. tree →
• Wet roads reduce the adhesion of tyres. tree →
• Sticky notes have weak adhesion so you can peel them off. tree →
• Adhesion helps water move up plant stems. tree →
• The tape lost its adhesion in the rain. tree →

note

Uncountable in the science sense. Verb: «adhere» (to stick). Adjective/noun: «adhesive» (glue). Trap: adhesion is different things sticking together; cohesion is the same thing sticking to itself.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «adhesion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.