- the act or state of adhering; state of being adhered or united: the adhesion of parts united by growth.
- steady or devoted attachment, support, etc.; adherence.
- assent; concurrence.
- the molecular force of attraction in the area of contact between unlike bodies that acts to hold them together.
- Pathology.
- the abnormal union of adjacent tissues.
- the tissue involved.
- the union of normally separate parts.
- Railroads.
- the frictional resistance of rails to the tendency of driving wheels to slip.
- factor of adhesion.
- the quality or condition of sticking together or holding fast
- ability to make firm contact without skidding or slipping
- attachment or fidelity, as to a political party, cause, etc
- an attraction or repulsion between the molecules of unlike substances in contact: distinguished from cohesion
- abnormal union of structures or parts
