adhesion
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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
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
While stronger adhesion makes the plant more structurally stable, it also reduces its ability to grow.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Vocabulary lists containing adhesion
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