adherendn.
/ədˈhɪərənd/, /ədˈhɪərn̩d/, /adˈhɪərənd/, /adˈhɪərn̩d/, U.S. /ædˈhɪrənd/, /ædˈhɛrənd/, /ədˈhɪrənd/, /ədˈhɛrənd/ A surface or object to which an adhesive is applied or which is bonded by an adhesive.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [noun] > adhesion > that which is adhesive > object or surface
adherend1948
1948 A. X. Schmidt & C. A. Marlies Princ. High-polymer Theory & Pract. xv. 634 The bodies held together are called the adherends. Substrate may be used for adherend, although the former is a somewhat broader term applicable to any material on which a coating or film is spread, regardless of function.
1955 Rubber World Aug. 626/2 The nature and distribution of stresses in adhesive joints as functions of the geometry of the joint and the mechanical constants of adhesive and adherend.
1972 Materials & Technol. V. iv. 65 In most cases there is little difference between the adhesive/adherend forces involved whether the adhesive substance is a conventional adhesive or a lacquer or paint.
2009 Morning Star (Nexis) 23 Sept. The trick to achieving a good bond is to match the appropriate adhesive to the adherends that are to be bound.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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