noun
- the quality or state of sticking firmly to something
- faithful devotion to or support of a particular principle, belief, or course of action
Usage: physical attachment
Usage: abstract commitment
Examples
- The adherences of the bandages to the wound were checked daily.
- Strong adherences between the metal surfaces made separation difficult.
- Their adherences to traditional values shaped their decisions.
- The committee praised his adherences to ethical standards.
- Multiple adherences formed between the surgical tissues.
- Her adherences to the company policies were exemplary.