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ad·he·sive

(ăd-hē′sĭv, -zĭv)

adj.

1. Tending to adhere; sticky.

2. Gummed so as to adhere.

3. Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off: "He feels an adhesive dread, a sudden acquaintance with the ... darker side of mankind" (George F. Will).

A substance, such as paste or cement, that provides or promotes adhesion.

ad·he′sive·ly adv.

ad·he′sive·ness n.

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The overlapping flap is adhesively bonded to the second waist region.

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All longitudinal surfaces of logs, half-logs, and planks not visible in the final product are subjected to an overall pattern of cuts or perforations to relieve uneven wood fiber tension, the two half logs are adhesively joined at their trimmed flattened surfaces, the patterned cuts maybe filled with adhesive; vertical piles of at least three planks are treated similarly.

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Not too long ago, the claim was that all vehicles would be adhesively bonded.

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The pocket member is adhesively secured between the outer layer and inner layer.

Diaper construction

These results indicate that the bond failed primarily adhesively, which agrees with microscopy results.

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The fibers embed themselves into the adhesively coated surface and are there bonded in place.