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adhesion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ad·he·sion /ədˈhiːʒən/ noun  1. [uncountable] when something sticks to something else 黏附,黏合,胶着2. [countable] medical a piece of tissue (=skin) that grows around a cut or diseased area 黏连
Examples from the Corpus
adhesionHe adds that the line between accession and adhesion is poorly defined.An alternative might be interference with bacterial adhesion by pathogenic Escherichia coli, which have abnormal adherence in ulcerative colitis.The Vibram sole unit could do with a little more rigidity for scrambling, but provides good adhesion for walking on all surfaces.I was impressed by the good adhesion and grip of the Vibram soles, performing well even in wet and slippery conditions.The adhesion science and technology chapter includes adhesives and coatings, of course, but is mainly concerned with metal surface analysis.
Origin adhesion (1400-1500) Latin adhaesio, from adhaerere; → ADHERE
ad·he·sion nounChineseSyllable
else Corpus something something when to sticks


adhesion
adhesion /ədˈhiːʒən/ noun
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: adhaesio, from adhaerere; adhere
1. [uncountable] when something sticks to something else
2. [countable] medical a piece of tissue (=skin) that grows around a cut or diseased area


ad·he·sionBrE /ədˈhiːʒn/ 🔊NAmE /ədˈhiːʒn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (specialist) the ability to stick or become attached to sth 黏附(力);黏着(力)