adhesive

adhesive

See also: adhésive and adhésivé

English

Alternative forms

• adhæsive (obsolete)

Etymology

From French adhésif, from Latin as if *adhaesivus, from *adhaesus, the hypothetical perfect passive participle of adhaereō; see adhere.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ædˈhi.sɪv/

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Adjective

adhesive (comparative more adhesive, superlative most adhesive)

1. sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
2. apt or tending to adhere; clinging

Synonyms

• (sticky): claggy, tenacious; see also Thesaurus:adhesive

Related terms

• adhere
• adherence
• adherent
• coherent
• inherent

 

Translations

sticky

Catalan: adhesiu Esperanto: gluebla Finnish: tarttuva (fi), kiinnittyvä, adhesiivinen French: adhésif (fr), collant (fr) German: klebend (de), adhäsiv (de) Irish: greamaitheach

Lithuanian: lipnus Persian: چسبان‎ (fa) (časbān) Portuguese: adesivo (pt) Russian: кле́йкий (ru) (kléjkij), ли́пкий (ru) (lípkij) Scottish Gaelic: leanmhainn, leanailteach Spanish: adhesivo (es) Swedish: vidhäftande (sv)

clinging

Catalan: adhesiu Finnish: tarttuva (fi), kiinnittyvä, adhesiivinen German: klebrig (de)

Portuguese: aderente (pt) Scottish Gaelic: leanmhainn, leanailteach

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Bulgarian: (please verify) лепкав (bg) (lepkav), (please verify) леплив (bg) (lepliv)

Noun

adhesive (plural adhesives)

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

Translations

substance that provides or promotes adhesion

Bulgarian: лепило (bg) (lepilo) Catalan: adhesiu m Finnish: sidosaine, liima (fi), sideaine (fi) German: Klebstoff (de) m, Kleber (de) m, Leim (de) m Irish: ábhar greamaitheach m, greamachán m

Portuguese: adesivo (pt) m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: самолепљив Roman: samolepljiv (sh) Spanish: adhesivo (es) m

Further reading

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