adhesion meaning

adhesion as a noun

1. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
   • attachment to a formal agenda
   • adherence to a fat-free diet
   • the adhesion of Seville was decisive

   Synonyms: attachment, adherence

   Type of: support

   Kinds: ecclesiasticism, kabbalism, royalism, traditionalism

   Related forms: adhere

2. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
   • the mutual adhesiveness of cells
   • a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion

   Synonyms: adhesiveness, adherence, bond

   Type of: stickiness

   Related forms: adhere

3. abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen

   Type of: pathology

   Kinds: symphysis, synechia

4. a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures

   Type of: scar tissue

How to pronounce adhesion

adhesion is pronounced /ædˈhiʒən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with adhesion

• lesion
• cohesion
• artesian