adhesive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< French adhésif < Latin as if *adhaesivus < adhasus, pp. of adhaerere; see adhere.

[edit] Pronunciation

• WEAE IPA: /ædˈhi.sɪv/

[edit] Adjective

adhesive (comparative more adhesive, superlative most adhesive)

1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.

[edit] Related terms

• adhere
• adherence
• adherent
• coherent
• inherent

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: лепкав, леплив

[edit] Noun

adhesive (plural adhesives)

1. A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion.

[edit] Translations

• Serbian: samolepljiv
• Bulgarian: лепило bg(bg)

[edit] External links

• adhesive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• adhesive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911