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adhesion

[ad-hee-zhuhn] / ædˈhi ʒən /


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It has made nine recommendations, including improving the safety inside passenger carriages, improving the design and safety of sanding systems, improving wheel-rail adhesion conditions and driver training.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Moisture, along with other factors like leaves from nearby trees, can affect adhesion on the rails, according to the RAIB.

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

"These findings could be highly significant for plant cultivation. If we can control adhesion, it may be possible to breed plants with improved tolerance to environmental stress."

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

This greater spread of wheels, throwing more weight on the drivers, gives the engine greater adhesion, and thus adds to its efficiency for freight service.

From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Matthew Baird

Later scans revealed there was still endometriosis with adhesions on her bowels.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2026

What's most exciting is our paper highlights the intriguing possibility that repurposing currently available cancer drugs that stabilize focal adhesions might represent a way to restore mechanical integrity at synapses.

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2024

Scar tissue, known as adhesions, can form after surgery or other trauma to the abdomen.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2023

During the procedure, doctors removed adhesions, or internal scarring, on the intestine that had caused a partial blockage.

From Washington Times Jun. 9, 2023

Peewee had another operation on his stomach for something called adhesions, but he was still scheduled to leave with me.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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