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adhesive
[ ad-hee-siv, -ziv ]
adjective
- coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance:
adhesive bandages.
- sticking fast; sticky; clinging.
- Physics. of or relating to the molecular force that exists in the area of contact between unlike bodies and that acts to unite them.
noun
- a substance that causes something to adhere, as glue or rubber cement.
- Philately. a postage stamp with a gummed back, as distinguished from one embossed or printed on an envelope or card.
adhesive
/ əˈːɪ /
adjective
- able or designed to adhere; sticky
adhesive tape
- tenacious or clinging
noun
- a substance used for sticking objects together, such as glue, cement, or paste
adhesive
/ ă-ŧ′ĭ /
Noun
- A substance, such as paste or cement, that causes two surfaces to stick together. Adhesives are made of gelatin or other substances, such as epoxy, resin, or polyethylene.
Adjective
- Relating to adhesion.
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·s· adverb
- ·s·Ա noun
- ԴDza·s adjective
- non·s· adverb
- non·s·Ա noun
- i··s adjective
- semi··s· adverb
- semi··s·Ա noun
- ܲa·s adjective
- un·s· adverb
- un·s·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of adhesive1
Example Sentences
The adhesive holding together her wood floors melted and warped.
In September, her bandages were replaced with adhesive dressings.
Unlike everyday glues, which tend to release more easily under increasing force, many cellular adhesive interactions behave oppositely -- the harder you pull, the stronger they hold.
In the past, e-tattoos were usually printed on a thin layer of adhesive material before being transferred onto the skin, but this was only effective on hairless areas.
In a recent study, published in Quaternary Science Reviews, archaeologists report what they describe as a hearth Neanderthals used to make adhesive tar.
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