сцепление — meaning in English

English meaning

• adherence noun Sticking closely to a rule, agreement, treatment or set of standards.
• adhesion noun The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
• clutch verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
• cohesion noun The act or state of sticking together or working together as a unit.
• concatenation noun A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
• engagement noun A formal agreement to marry, or the period before a wedding.

Senses

сцепление is used for these senses in English:

• adherence A close physical union of two objects.
• adhesion The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
• clutch A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]
• clutch The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
• cohesion State of cohering, or of working together.
• cohesion (physics, chemistry) Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
• concatenation (countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
• engagement (countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment.

adhesion — full definition

1. noun The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
2. noun Persistent attachment or loyalty.
3. noun An agreement to adhere.
4. noun An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

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