adhesion
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However, due to the failed sanding systems and low wheel-rail adhesion, the speed "was such that the deceleration required to slow the train for the loop could not be sustained".
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
After addressing structural problems such as loss of adhesion and exfoliated paint, the restorers then used reversible techniques -- including watercolour paint -- to "stitch" everything back together, she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Plants grown in light had much stronger adhesion between these layers than those grown in darkness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
By continuing to study how adhesion changes as plants respond to different conditions, they hope to determine whether this is a universal way plants regulate growth.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Adhesion is now confined chiefly to the physical sense, except in the phrase ½To give in one's adhesion to a cause or a party.¸
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Vocabulary lists containing adhesion
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