Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adherend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-herend
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which adheres to something else by adhesion.

Example Sentences

"The aerospace industry routinely uses the tendency of clean water to 'bead' or 'break' as an indication of the presence of hydrophobic contaminant on an adherend during surface preparation."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereōder. Middle English *adheren English adhere Latin -endusbor. English -end English adherend From adhere + -end.

Inflected Forms

adherends (plural)

Questions

What does adherend mean?: That which adheres to something else by adhesion.
Where does adherend come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereōder. Middle English *adheren English adhere Latin -endusbor. English -end English adherend From adhere + -end.

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