01 n. 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.
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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.
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Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, adhesion to a policy.“His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy.” — De Quincey.
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Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.“To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion.” — Macaulay.
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The process of uniting surfaces by the formation of new fibrous bands resulting from an inflammatory process.(Med.)
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One of the fibrous bands resulting from adhesion{5}.(Med.)
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The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.(Bot.)