adhesiveness
/əd'hi:sivnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality or state of being adhesive; stickiness: The physical property of a substance that causes it to cling or bond to another surface upon contact.
Usage
- General Use: Describes the inherent characteristic of a material that makes it sticky or able to adhere.
- Scientific/Technical Use: Commonly used in materials science, biology, and engineering to quantify or describe the bonding force between surfaces.
Examples
- Noun:
- The adhesiveness of the tape was strong enough to hold the poster to the wall.
- Honey's natural adhesiveness makes it difficult to wash off your fingers.
- Scientists measured the adhesiveness of the new polymer coating.
Advanced Usage
- "Mutual adhesiveness": A term often used in biology to describe the tendency of cells to bind to each other.
- The mutual adhesiveness of the cells is crucial for tissue formation.
Variants and Related Words
- Adhesive (adj/noun): Having the property of sticking; a substance used for sticking.
- Use an adhesive to fix the broken handle.
- Adhesion (noun): The action or process of adhering; the state of being adhered.
- Good adhesion is necessary for the paint to last.
Synonyms
- Stickiness: The quality of being sticky.
- Tackiness: Slight stickiness, often used for surfaces that are slightly adhesive.
- Cohesiveness: The property of forming a united whole; often related but distinct from adhesiveness, which involves sticking to surfaces.
Antonyms
- Slipperiness: The quality of a surface that causes objects to slide easily.
- Non-adhesiveness: The lack of adhesive quality.
Related Phrases/Concepts
- Adhesive force: The force of attraction between different substances, such as a liquid and a solid surface.
- Adhesive bond: The joint created by an adhesive substance.
Noun
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- the mutual adhesiveness of cells
- a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion