Adhesion vs. Cohesion

Adhesionnoun

The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.

Adhesionnoun

Persistent attachment or loyalty.

Adhesionnoun

An agreement to adhere.

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(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

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(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.

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The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.

Adhesionnoun

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, to a policy.

Adhesionnoun

Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.

Adhesionnoun

The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion.

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Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

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The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.

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abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen

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

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the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

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faithful support for a religion or cause or political party

Adhesion

Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another (cohesion refers to the tendency of similar or identical particles/surfaces to cling to one another). The forces that cause adhesion and cohesion can be divided into several types.

Cohesionnoun

State of cohering, or of working together.

Cohesionnoun

Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.

Cohesionnoun

(biology) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.

Cohesionnoun

(computing) Degree to which functionally related elements in a computing system belong together.

Cohesionnoun

(linguistics) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.

Cohesionnoun

The act or state of sticking together; close union.

Cohesionnoun

That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; - distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces.

Cohesionnoun

Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas.

Cohesionnoun

the state of cohering or sticking together

Cohesionnoun

(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

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(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid