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Adhesion vs Binding - What's the difference?

adhesion | binding |

As nouns the difference between adhesion and binding

is that adhesion is the ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance while binding is an item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.

As an adjective binding is

assigning something that one will be held to.

As a verb binding is

present participle of lang=en.

adhesion

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
  • Persistent attachment or loyalty.
  • An agreement to adhere.
  • (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

    • Antonyms

    * cohesion

    Related terms

    * adhesive

    binding

    English

    (wikipedia binding)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Assigning something that one will be held to.
    • This contract is a legally binding agreement.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
  • The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  • (sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment
  • (programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.

    • Derived terms

    * adapter binding * data binding * dynamic binding * early binding * key binding * late binding * static binding

    Verb

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