adhesion

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. abnormal union of bodily tissues;
most common in the abdomen
• Hypernyms:
pathology
• Hyponyms:
symphysis, synechia
2. a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
• Hypernyms:
scar tissue
3. 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
• Syn:
attachment, adherence
• Derivationally related forms:
adhere, attach (for: attachment)
• Hypernyms:
support
• Hyponyms:
ecclesiasticism, kabbalism, cabalism, royalism, traditionalism
4. 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
• Syn:
adhesiveness, adherence, bond
• Derivationally related forms:
bond (for: bond), adherent (for: adherence), adhere, adhesive (for: adhesiveness)
• Hypernyms:
stickiness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  attachment, adherence, adhesiveness, bond