the adhesion of the coating the adhesion of the mud to my shoes
Recent Examples on the WebThe electronics can activate and release adhesion quickly. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022 However, plastic laminate and thermofoil cabinets might require special paints and techniques that will be more conducive to paint adhesion. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 22 July 2022 Underwater adhesion requires special tricks, because things are harder to grip. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022 So the authors of this latest paper set out to learn more, with particular interest in the possible prominent role that water might play in surface adhesion. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 July 2022 The hymnal’s power—the reason for its stubborn adhesion in my mind—was, weirdly, in its unremarkable usefulness. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022 But contracts of adhesion are allowed in business-to-consumer transactions because businesses can’t be expected to negotiate with every customer.Wired, 12 July 2022 Grip levels were impressive, too, with our sample car's Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires finding huge adhesion in both dry and wet conditions. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 29 June 2022 At the back, a deliberately unsticky 195/65R-15 all-season tire is fitted to balance the levels of adhesion front to rear. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French or Latin; French adhésion, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin adhaesiōn-, adhaesiō, from adhaes-, variant stem of adhaerēre "to adhere" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns (expected *adhaestiō presumably simplified to adhaesiō by analogy)