adhesion
nounUK /ədˈhiːʒn/
US /ədˈhiːʒn/
The act of two things sticking together.
The adhesion of the tape to the paper was strong.
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2. A band of fibrous tissue that joins parts of the body that are usually separate.
The surgery was done to remove the adhesion in her abdomen.
3. Steady support or loyalty to a person, group, or idea.
His adhesion to the cause never wavered.
4. The force that holds together the molecules of two different substances at their surface.
Water's adhesion to glass makes it climb the sides of a tube.