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What does adhesion mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word adhesion? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
  2. Persistent attachment or loyalty.
  3. An agreement to adhere.
  4. (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
  5. (Biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
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In some cases, the adhesive should be allowed to tack sufficiently in order to provide greater adhesion and prevent adhesive bleed through.
Starting a train from rest with limited power and adhesion of the rear wheels only was always a problem.
The edge strips were glued in place, held down with sticky tape to ensure good adhesion and left 24 Hrs for the adhesive to fully cure.
This selective texturing alters the surface to provide good adhesion between the tube and the molded or attached components.
These pressures are likely to create more conflict within the party than the adhesion to an orthodox economic policy.
Furthermore, our measurements of 10 atm of adhesion pressure strongly contradict the suction hypothesis.

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