ADHESION


Meaning of ADHESION in English

/ ədˈhiːʒn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( technical ) the ability to stick or become attached to sth

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from French adhésion , from Latin adhaesio(n-) , from the verb adhaerere , from ad- to + haerere to stick.

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